EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOX) - Federal charges have been filed against two men for robbing a bank and killing a security guard in East St. Louis on Friday.
The US Attorney's Office of Southern Illinois announced charges against East St. Louis residents Jaylan D. Quinn, 22, and Andrew R. Brinkley, 19. Quinn is facing life in prison or possibly the death penalty for fatally shooting the bank's guard in the head.
Around 4 p.m. Friday, they entered First Bank in East St. Louis at 350 River Park Drive and put a demand note on the counter to a bank teller that read: “I GOT A BOMB STRAPPED TO MY CHEST PUT ALL THE MONEY IN OR EVERYONE DIE.”
The teller gave the men an undisclosed amount of money and the suspects began to leave the bank. That's when the uniformed guard, Ted Horn, 56, of St. Libory, Illinois, stepped in front of the suspects. Brinkley pushed past Horn, but then Quinn pulled a semi-automatic handgun and shot Horn in the head.
The suspects fled the scene and were arrested the next day at Brinkley's residence on North 13th Street in St. Louis.
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Horn was pronounced dead at the scene. He is survived by his wife, two adult sons, and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at noon on September 4 at Wenneman Park in Marissa, Illinois.
Both Quinn and Brinkley are facing federal charges. A date for the defendants’ initial appearance in federal court has not been set.
KMOX's previous reporting:
The FBI is looking for two men they say are "armed and dangerous" after a fatal shooting during an attempted bank robbery around 4 PM Friday. There's no word yet who died, whether it was a robber, employee or customer of the First Bank on Riverpark Drive.
The Springfield, Illinois office of the FBI took over the investigation, releasing bank camera images of the suspects. They also released the following descriptive details:
2 black males, both approximately 5'8" to 5'9"
One suspect was wearing a black hoodie with distinct white writing down the arm and a photo on the front.
Writing going vertical on the left arm: Dunder Mifflin, horizontal writing: inc, vertical writing: Paper Company,
The other suspect was wearing a black hoodie with a silver zipper running up the middle of the front of the hoodie, black pants, black shoes
Anyone with information should call FBI Springfield at 217-522-9675.
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