Clearwater Police Arrest Man Accused Of Robbing Bank In January

CLEARWATER, FL — Clearwater Police detectives have charged a 39-year-old man with armed robbery in connection with a bank robbery that occurred in January.

Jason Morris, 39, was arrested Tuesday night and booked into the Pinellas County Jail.

Detectives say he walked into the Wells Fargo Bank at 2699 Gulf to Bay Blvd. wearing an oversized suit, implied he had a gun and demanded cash from the teller.

Investigators recovered the suit and bag he had the money in from two nearby trash containers, and the DNA on those items matched Morris. He purchased the suit at a local thrift store using a clothing voucher with his name on it. Additionally, he was seen on surveillance video taking a bus to the scene of the crime.

Detectives said he is transient and moved around Pinellas County so it was a challenge to find him once they identified him as being involved in the robbery.

"Our detectives did an amazing job of collecting evidence and building a case against the suspect," said Chief Dan Slaughter. "It was just a matter of time before we were able to track him down."