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Batesville bank robbery suspect taken into custody

PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. — Panola County deputies took a bank robbery suspect into custody about an hour after the crime occurred Monday.

A man robbed the Renasant Bank in Batesville at about 1:30 p.m., then escaped and broke into a woman’s house to change clothes. No one was injured.

Authorities have recovered the money bag, and are still searching for a gun possibly used during the robbery.

Investigators have not yet determined if a second person was involved.

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