UPDATE:

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – Flowood police announced an Alabama man was arrested in connection to a bank robbery.

Police said Jay Giles, of Birmingham, was arrested at 5:09 p.m. at a local hotel in Flowood. According to investigators, Giles was out on federal probation for a previous bank robbery.

Rankin County deputies and the FBI assisted in the arrest. Giles will be charged with armed robbery.

FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – Flowood police are searching for a man who robbed a bank.

The robbery occurred at Wells Fargo on Lakeland Drive just after 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5.

Police said the suspect was wearing a ball cap and sunglasses. He approached the teller and threatened to harm her if she didn’t put money in his bag, authorities said. The man then left the bank.

Anyone with information on his identity or whereabouts can contact the Flowood Police Department at 601-932-5400.