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Video shows women's arrest after Volusia bank robbery

Suspect uses paintball gun to try to rob Regions Bank, report says

ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Two attempted bank robbers were arrested Wednesday after Orange City police said they walked out the front door of a bank and into handcuffs.

Police responded to an active robbery at Regions Bank on Enterprise Road at 11:07 a.m. involving two women, one of whom displayed a gun -- which was later determined to be a paintball gun -- and demanded cash from employees, according to Orange City Police Department officials.

Police said Tiffany Ann Fleming, 35, walked into the lobby and asked to speak with the assistant manager as Tanya Marrison, 41, acted as the lookout. While speaking with the management police said Fleming showed the barrel of the paintball gun and asked for money. The assistant manager was able to alert police and her employees by activating a silent alarm before Fleming could get any money, police said.

Authorities quickly surrounded the bank with the assistance of the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. As the two women tried to make their getaway out of the bank's front entrance, they were immediately arrested, police said.

Volusia County Sheriff’s Office helicopter video appears to show two women walking out the front door and authorities ordering them on the ground as they approached their car.

Orange City bank robbery attempt

Yesterday in Orange City: Two female suspects caught immediately after attempting a bank robbery with a paintball gun. Great job Orange City Police Department and deputies who were on scene right away.

Posted by Volusia Sheriff's Office on Thursday, January 25, 2018

Morrison told News 6 that Fleming asked for a ride to the bank to get a loan.

"I had no idea," Morrison said. "I am innocent."

She said she has no criminal background and only knows Fleming because their children bowl together.

"Biggest mistake of my life," Morrison said. "I'm not going to be that trustworthy person anymore."

Fleming is charged with armed robbery and forgery, and Morrison is charged with being a principle to armed robbery. They were both booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail and held without bail.


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