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Witness Follows, Leads Stockton Police To Bank Robbery Suspect

STOCKTON (CBS13) - A bank robber was arrested thanks to a witness who led Stockton police to the suspect Wednesday afternoon.

At around 4:45 p.m., 25-year-old Marcus Norman allegedly entered the Bank of The West, in the 500 block of N. El Dorado Street, claimed he had a weapon and demanded money from a teller.

The suspect then fled with an undetermined amount of cash.

Police say a citizen leaving a nearby library witnessed Norman fleeing out the front doors of the bank and followed him. The suspect was then seen changing clothes and fleeing into a business on Hunter and Fremont Streets.

Officers later found Norman hiding inside the business, and arrested him.

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