QUICK ARREST OF BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT

SIOUX CITY POLICE NEEDED ONLY NINE HOURS TO MAKE AN ARREST IN MONDAY'S ROBBERY OF THE MID-TOWN BRANCH OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

LT. MARK KIRKPATRICK SAYS THE SUSPECT, 53 YEAR OLD STEPHAN HALL, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK MONDAY NIGHT AT THE DEAN APARTMENTS LOCATED AT 1716 NEBRASKA. 

HALL, A TRANSIENT, WAS ARRESTED JUST TWO BLOCKS FROM THE CRIME SCENE. LT. KIRKPATRICK SAYS NUMEROUS TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC AFTER BANK SECURITY PHOTOS WERE RELEASED TO LOCAL MEDIA LED TO THE QUICK ARREST:

HALL IS BEING HELD IN THE WOODBURY COUNTY JAIL ON TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.
HE'S BEING REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN THE CASE IS SET FOR FEBRUARY 24TH.