Atlanta Man Arrested for Bank Robbery

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin, FBI Atlanta, announces the following arrest at Atlanta, Georgia:

Frank Kendrick, age 46, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arrested last night, Thursday, February 17, 2011, by officers of the Atlanta Police Department's Zone 6 patrolling in the area of 427 Moreland Street in Atlanta. After fully identifying Kendrick, it was noted that a federal arrest warrant had been placed by the FBI charging Kendrick with the February 15, 2011 robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank, located at 2200 Mountain Industrial Boulevard, in Tucker, Georgia.

In that robbery, a lone black male entered the above bank and presented one of the tellers with a demand/robbery note.

Kendrick is also suspected of being involved in the below listed Atlanta area bank robberies:

• On Monday, February 14, 2011, a lone black male entered the Best Bank, 4357 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker, Georgia and presented the teller with a robbery demand note.
• On Monday, February 7, 2011, a lone black male entered the Best Bank, 3479 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia and presented the teller with a robbery demand note.
• On Saturday, February, 5, 2011, a lone black male entered the Flagstar Bank, 2450 Piedmont Road, Suite 190, Atlanta, Georgia, and presented the teller with a demand note.

Kendrick is expected to have his initial appearance in front of a U.S. magistrate judge in Atlanta, Georgia later today.

It should be noted that the above are mere allegations and that all persons are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.