BURNSVILLE BANK HELD UP - Suspects Escape On 4-Wheeler, Pendleton Bank Robbed

(02/25/2005)

A Burnsville branch bank was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon. Two "young men" reportedly held up the bank and escaped on a 4-wheeler. Authorities fanned out over Braxton, Lewis and Gilmer counties in pursuit. The Bank of Gassaway is located next to the Go-Mart, just off I-79. Reports that the suspects have been caught could not be confirmed. A Pendleton County man is facing an armed robbery charge in connection with the hold-up of the North Fork Branch of Grant County Bank in Riverton. Mark Long, 19, of Circleville was arrested five hours after the robbery. Long allegedly entered the bank brandishing a pistol and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Long was spotted walking along Snowy Mountain Road, about eight miles from the crime scene.

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