Ankeny Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

Ankeny police arrested a man Sunday for the robbery of the branch in the city last week, according to a news release issued by the city Monday afternoon.

Robert Anthony Jerde, 43, address unknown, was charged with the robbery of US Bank at 305 S. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny. The robbery occurred at closing on Nov. 25, when Jerde entered the bank and demanded money from the bank teller, Ankeny authorities said.

Police received a tip following a television broadcast about the robbery featuring photographs of the suspect. Following the tip, Ankeny police located Jerde in Des Moines, where he was taken into custody without incident on Sunday, Ankeny officials said. 

Jerde is being held in the Polk County Jail with bail set at $10,000 on the charge of second-degree robbery.

Jerde had previously been imprisoned for a 2007 involuntary manslaughter conviction until his release in March 2010, Ankeny authorities said.

The Polk County Jail website lists Jerde as from Minnesota, but Ankeny authorities classified him as homeless.