Crime & Safety
Largo Man Charged In 2nd BB&T Bank Robbery
A man charged with robbing the BB&T Bank in St. Pete in February has also been charged with robbing another BB&T in December.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A Largo man accused of robbing the BB&T Bank in St. Petersburg in February has also been charged with the robbery of another BB&T Bank in unincorporated St. Petersburg.
Derrick Newsome, 48, of Country Club Drive was already in jail after being charged Feb. 19 with the robbery of the BB&T Bank at 100 34th St. N. on Feb. 18.
After investigating Newsome, on March 5 Pinellas County Sheriff's detectives also charged him with the robbery of the BB&T Bank at 5511 Park St. N. on Dec. 4.
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In both cases, law enforcement officials said Newsome made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
He's now facing two counts of robbery.
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