Man Who Forced Bank Teller to Give Him Money Using Demand Note Arrested

  • Staff Consortium
  • December 10, 2021
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Mugshot of Errol Jackson.

Mugshot of Errol Jackson. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT

ST. THOMAS — A 31-year-old man who used a demand note to get money from a bank teller in St. Thomas Friday was detained by bank security and later arrested by V.I.P.D. officers, according to police spokesman Toby Derima.

According to the police report, today at 11:34 a.m. police arrested Errol Jackson of no fixed address and charged him with first-degree robbery and disturbance of the peace. 

Jackson, accused of taking money from a teller at FirstBank Plaza near Fort Mylner using a demand note, was apprehended and detained by bank security until police detectives made the arrest, according to the report.

Jackson was turned over to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections after failing to post $75,000 bail, pending his advisement hearing.

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