UPDATE: Suspect Charged In North Shore Bank Robbery

UPDATE: David Thomas, 33, of Kenosha, was charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts of obstruction by the Racine County District Attorney's Office Monday, Nov. 7.

If conviced of all charges, Thomas faces up to 61 and a half years in prison and may face fines up to $145,000.

According to the criminal complaint, Thomas was living in a boarding house in Kenosha and had walked from Kenosha to Racine. He had a 9 mm handgun with him and told detectives he had used cocaine prior to the robbery. "Thomas stated he walked by some apartments and saw the bank and thought to himself that he needed some money so he decided to rob the bank."

Thomas is currently in police custody on a $62,500 bail.

ORIGINAL STORY: A man suspected of robbing bank employees at North Shore Bank, 3911 North Main Street, at about 5:15 p.m. Friday night is in police custody.

According to preliminary reports, officers with the Racine and Caledonia police caught the man on Ruby Avenue and Carlton Road in Racine. The man, who had a black semi-automatic handgun, jumped over the counter and left the bank with a backpack.

Less than 10 minutes later the man was in custody.

We'll update as we get more information.