Great Western bank robbery suspect arrested

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By Denise DePaolo - email

A bank robbery suspect has been arrested in Sioux Falls.

21-year-old Alvoine A. Jones was taken in to custody Monday, after a joint investigation by the Sioux Falls Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jones is accused of robbing Great Western Bank at gunpoint Monday morning. It happened at the branch near 6th Street and Sycamore Avenue.

He is charge with First-Degree Robbery.

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Great Western bank robbery suspect arrested