Police have taken a 60-year-old Salem man into custody as a suspect in the Tuesday morning armed robbery of the Southern Illinois Bank in Zeigler.
Earl Michael Morlan was reportedly apprehended in a traffic stop in Du Quion Wednesday morning.
Preliminary information indicates he was identified by Marion County law enforcement after they saw the photo taken by bank surviellance.
No details have been released about the robbery itself. Police believe the suspect fled on foot and had a getaway car waiting a few bocks away.
The FBI and State Police joined local authorities in the investigation.
