Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

FBI special agents arrested Chet Evans, age 25, near the intersection of NE Interstate and NE Sumner in Portland at approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. The arrest occurred without incident.

Investigators charged Evans with the robbery of the Key Bank branch located at 1380 Coburg Road in Eugene on Monday, March 18. He is also a suspect in five other robberies in the Lane County area over a five-week period.

Evans will be lodged at the Lane County Jail later today pending his initial appearance before a federal magistrate on Friday, March 22.