UPDATE: Stillwater Police Arrest Man who Made Bomb Threat after Robbing US Bank

Stillwater Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly made a bomb threat after robbing US Bank in downtown Stillwater.

David Michael Tyler, 64, of Cheboygan, Mich., was arrested Saturday morning after a short chase. The St. Paul bomb squad removed a black briefcase from US Bank at about 2 p.m., and then searched the area of Tyler’s vehicle.

Tyler stayed at the nearby Lowell Inn Friday night, walked into US Bank at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday and handed a bank employee a note, Stillwater Police Chief John Gannaway said. Tyler was arrested by police within two blocks of the bank as he attempted to get into a vehicle in an alley west of Main Street and south of Commercial Street.

Tyler is being held in the Washington County Jail and is expected to be charged with robbery and making terroristic threats.

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The incident happened just after 9:30 a.m.

There is still a device inside the bank, according to police, it is believed to be inactive or a false device at this time; however law enforcement officials are erring on the side of caution and have evacuated a two block radius surrounding the bank.

The investigation of the incident is ongoing by the Stillwater Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff’s office, and the FBI.