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The suspected robber, later identified as Khalil William Butler, 30, of Sellersville, was arrested in the area of Avenue A and West Street in Doylestown Borough, the Central Bucks Regional Police Department said.
Butler entered the bank and told an employee that he wanted to make a cash withdrawal, according to police. He then instructed the employee to place his hands on the desk as Butler lifted his shirt to display a firearm.
The employee and the bank's manager were then told to get $32,000 in cash out of the safe, which Butler placed into a brown paper bag, police said. Butler fled on a bicycle wearing a "distinctive jacket."
Officers were called to the scene at 9:09 a.m., according to police. By 9:22 a.m., Butler was found and arrested on Avenue A. The money was recovered at this time.
Butler's jacket and firearm were recovered from a recycling bin in the Westwyk Condominium neighborhood, police said.
No additional suspects are being sought, according to police.
Butler was charged with:
- Felony Robbery - Demand Money From Financial Institution.
- Felony Receiving Stolen Property.
- Felony Robbery - Threaten Immediate Serious Injury (four counts).
- Felony Theft by Unlawful Taking - Movable Property.
- Misdemeanor Terroristic Threats.
He is being held in Bucks County Prison on $1 million bail, court documents state. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18.
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