Man suspected of robbing a bank in Lawrence County apprehended in Ohio

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Youngstown, OH) Police in Ohio have arrested a man suspected of robbing a bank in Lawrence County. 

According to WFMJ-TV, George Penson, 63, was taken into custody in Youngstown after officers were alerted to his vehicle and license plate. 

Penson is a suspect in a robbery reported Wednesday morning on Wilmington Road in Neshannock Township. He was arrested around 5 p.m. in the 1800 block of Market Street. 

He is being held in jail, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is handling the investigation.