WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas — Police in West Memphis arrested a man Friday after he allegedly robbed a bank and led officers on a chase into Tennessee.
The West Memphis Police Department said the robbery occurred at Evolve Bank shortly after 11 a.m. Friday.
The suspect left the scene in a stolen vehicle that was seen eastbound on Interstate 55 heading toward Memphis. The vehicle crashed on Riverside Drive in Memphis, and the suspect, identified as 35-year-old Freddie Najil, was arrested.
The vehicle had been stolen while parked at a convenience store shortly before the robbery. Najil faces several charges. He is now in the Crittenden County Jail in Marion.
