Bank Robbery Suspect Evades Danvers Police, Nabbed In Peabody

PEABODY, MA — A Maine bank robbery suspect who was involved in a Salisbury manhunt on Monday was arrested at the Homewood Suites hotel in Peabody early Wednesday morning.

State police said Brandon Simmons was arrested after a "violent" struggle in the lobby of the Route 1 hotel.

State Police said Simmons had earlier fled from Danvers police, who attempted to stop him in a traffic stop. State troopers out of the Danvers Barracks then saw the stolen car Simmons was believed to be driving parked outside of the hotel. Police said Simmons struggled and tried to evade arrest before he was taken into custody.

Police said Simmons was to be arraigned Wednesday in Newburyport District Court in connection with a prior drug store robbery. He will be summoned to Peabody District Court at a later date on new charges related to Wednesday morning's chase and arrest resistance.

Simmons was wanted for the bank robbery in York, Maine that led to the Salisbury chase where police said he crashed a stolen vehicle and then evaded New Hampshire and Massachusetts police in an ensuing foot chase.