NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
A bank robbery suspect is in custody after he allegedly disarmed a security guard then held up the bank with the guard's own pistol.
Police said the First Tennessee Bank located at 4410 Whites Creek Pike was robbed around noon when a man walked in, pulled a knife on the private security guard then robbed the bank using the guard's weapon.
The suspect was in the bank less than 30 seconds and managed to escape with a sack of cash, fleeing in a car driven by a woman.
Witnesses offered a detailed description of that car, which soon went out to nearby officers, including an off-duty officer heading home to cut his grass.
"A police officer who was heading home from a secondary job heard the call go out, got behind the vehicle as it traveled here on Clarksville Pike and put out over the radio that he was behind it," said Metro Police Spokesman Don Aaron. "He stopped it, and other cars from North Precinct were immediately here, and the persons in the car were taken into custody."
"I wasn't sure how it was going to happen. I heard the call go out that the individual had pulled a knife on the security guard and taken his gun. So I wasn't sure if this individual, if it was going to lead into a shoot-out situation or not. Fortunately, it worked out very great for the police department today," said Officer Chris Tuberville.
A stack of money was found in the trunk of the car, and the guard's weapon was found in a creek near the bank, police said.
Brandon Malone, 32, is expected to face federal charges. The woman in the car was questioned, but she has not been charged, police said.
Police said Malone was convicted of aggravated assault and burglary in 2011 and received a sentence of three years probation.
Police are also investigating if this same pair was involved in a bank robbery in a neighboring county last week.
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Car stopped at Clarksville Highway and Old Hickory Boulevard.
