Weathergirl suspect's surrender cloudy at first, but clear now
Here's a little bit more about how Weathergirl Bandit suspect Felicia Ellen Jones was arrested. She didn't just turn herself in as the suspect in four South Bay bank robberies. If she hadn't, FBI agents would have tracked her down.
I reported today - based on a court document - that her attorney contacted the Manhattan Beach Police Department on Friday night and said she wanted to turn herself in.
That’s true, but it turns out that earlier Friday, FBI agents separately identified her as the suspect following a tip from someone who recognized her photograph from its broadcast on television. The photo was taken during one of the crimes.
FBI agents set out to find her to arrest her.
As they looked, her attorney called police. Although she said she would
surrender Friday night, she failed to show up. Then she was supposed to
give up Saturday morning. Again, she didn't appear.
FBI agents headed out into the field to try to arrest her. In the end, they got her on the telephone and convinced her that she should surrender. She finally decided to give up about 3:45 p.m. on a corner in Compton.
Jones, who admitted to committing the crimes to support her drug habit and pay the bills, is charged with one bank robbery in Manhattan Beach, and is suspected of three others in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach. She is held in federal custody.
FBI agents headed out into the field to try to arrest her. In the end, they got her on the telephone and convinced her that she should surrender. She finally decided to give up about 3:45 p.m. on a corner in Compton.
Jones, who admitted to committing the crimes to support her drug habit and pay the bills, is charged with one bank robbery in Manhattan Beach, and is suspected of three others in Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach. She is held in federal custody.
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