Deltona, FL – Investigators have made a 3rd arrest in the armed robbery of a Deltona bank over 3 months ago.
27-year-old Douglas Kilpatrick was arrested on Friday at his Deltona home and charged by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office as an accomplice in the June 15th robbery of the Fifth Third Bank at 596 Courtland Boulevard.
VCSO spokesman Gary Davidson says Kilpatrick wasn’t involved in the actual robbery but did help Wilbert McKnight and Angela Martin after they drove all the way from the Tampa area to commit the robbery.
“Before the robbery, the two co-defendants picked up Kilpatrick at his house,” Davidson stated. “Although he didn’t go into the bank during the robbery, the trio drove back to Kilpatrick’s house afterwards with a female behind the wheel and the main suspect hiding in the trunk.”
Once all 3 arrived at Kilpatrick’s home, investigators think McKnight and Martin gave Kilpatrick part of the money stolen during the bank heist. VCSO also thinks Kilpatrick got rid of the gun and various pieces of clothing McKnight wore during the robbery, including a motorcycle helmet that covered McKnight’s face.
As of 3pm Friday, Kilpatrick is held on $10,000 bond at Volusia County Jail on charges of being an accessory after the fact to robbery and tampering with physical evidence.
McKnight and Martin were arrested less than 2 weeks after that robbery for robbing another bank in the Tampa area. VCSO tied McKnight to the Deltona robbery after discovering that he allegedly wore a motorcycle helmet while robbing a Florida Central Credit Union branch in Brandon.
Investigators think McKnight used Martin to scout out potential banks to rob as well as drive the getaway vehicle.
No shots were fired and no one was injured during the Deltona bank robbery, which ended with the suspect jumping over the counter to grab an undisclosed amount of money and then leaving on foot towards Fort Smith Boulevard.
Photo above of the actual robbery suspect in Deltona is courtesy of VCSO.
Douglas Kilpatrick (mugshot courtesy VCJ)
Wilbert McKnight (mugshot courtesy of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
Angela Martin (mugshot courtesy of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)
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