NewsAugust 29, 2008
Man suspected in 20 bank holdups arrested
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwestern Missouri man suspected in at least 20 bank robberies has been arrested after a traffic stop. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Joseph Paul Young, of Rogersville, was taken into custody Thursday morning after a trooper saw him driving slowly on Interstate 44...
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A southwestern Missouri man suspected in at least 20 bank robberies has been arrested after a traffic stop.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 37-year-old Joseph Paul Young, of Rogersville, was taken into custody Thursday morning after a trooper saw him driving slowly on Interstate 44.
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Young is a suspect in bank robberies credited to the "Plaid Shirt Robber" in a half-dozen states including Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia.
He was being held at the Greene County Jail on Thursday.
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