Two more arrested in Morley bank robbery

BENTON, Mo. -- Two more suspects are in custody in Ohio in connection with an October bank robbery in Morley, Mo., Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter announced Monday.

Candice L. Wright, aka Candice L. Brittman, 26, of Chicago and Joshua L. Thompson, 25, of Sikeston, Mo., face charges of first-degree robbery, Walter said in a news release.

Last week, authorities arrested Alisha D. Porter of Oran, Mo., and Roger Romero Clayton of Davenport, Iowa, on charges of first-degree robbery in connection with the Oct. 10 armed robbery of the First Commercial Bank in Morley.

According to a probable-cause affidavit filed in the case, two men forced their way into the bank at 23134 U.S. 61 just before 8 a.m., held the teller opening for the day at gunpoint and stole an undisclosed amount of cash from teller drawers and vaults before leaving.

A witness saw two people run from the direction of the bank and get into a tan sport utility vehicle, the affidavit said.

Porter and Thompson are in the Scott County Jail, with bond set at $100,000 for Porter and $150,000 for Thompson, Walter reported Monday.

Clayton and Wright are being held in Ohio, awaiting extradition to Scott County, the news release said. Bond is set at $100,000 for Clayton and $150,000 for Wright.

Walter said the case remains under investigation. He is asking anyone with information about the case to call his office at 573-545-3525 or the FBI office at 335-2511.

Pertinent address:

23134 U.S. 61, Morley, Mo.