Crime & Safety

FBI Releases Suspect Information in Tuesday's Bank Robbery

Dwayne McDaniel of Maple Heights and Charles Compton of Euclid were arrested for Tuesday afternoon's robbery of Key Bank on East Aurora Road

The Cleveland office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has released the identities of two men arrested for the bank robbery in Twinsburg on Tuesday.

Dwayne McDaniel, 35, of Maple Heights and Charles Compton, 31, of Euclid, have been charged with federal bank robbery after stealing from the at 2566 E. Aurora Rd. at 2:15 Monday afternoon.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Scott Wilson said Compton will appear in Federal court this afternoon and McDaniel, who is still in the hospital, will be in court Wednesday. Wilson wasn't able disclose the amount taken during the robbery.

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Both men are also under investigation in connection with other robberies in , Summit, and counties.

One of the men entered the Key Bank in Twinsburg on Monday, handing a note demanding money to the teller and driving away with the other. Wilson said there was no weapon involved.

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The men led Oakwood Village Police on and I-271, when the men lost control and crashed into a tree on East 131 Street in Garfield Heights. Five police departments were involved in the chase.

A conviction on federal bank robbery charges can carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.

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