Hancock Bank robbed in Prentiss; suspect on the run

Published 12:39 pm Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The Hancock Witney Bank on Columbia Avenue in Prentiss has just been robbed. The perpetrator pulled a gun on one of the tellers and took an undetermined amount of cash. The suspect is on foot in the area. He is described as a black male, 5’8″ tall, wearing a black shirt and black pants with red shorts underneath and AND1 shoes. Please call the Prentiss Police Department at 601-792-5198 or the JDCSO at 601-792-5169 if you see anyone suspicious in the area. The FBI is en route to the scene.

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