Jaylan D. Quinn, Armed Bank Robbery, Illinois 2023

Deadly Bank Robbery Rocks East St. Louis

Two East St. Louis men are facing federal charges for a deadly bank robbery that left one security guard dead. Jaylan D. Quinn, 22, and Andrew R. Brinkley, 19, have been charged in a two-count criminal complaint for the August 27 armed robbery of the First Bank in East St. Louis that resulted in the murder of security guard Ted Horn.

The federal complaint alleges that at approximately 4:00 pm on August 27, two masked men entered the First Bank located at 350 River Park Drive in East St. Louis. After they approached the tellers, one of the men, who was wearing a white face mask, put a demand note on the counter which read, “I GOT A BOMB STRAPPED TO MY CHEST PUT ALL THE MONEY IN OR EVERYONE DIE.” The bank teller gave the man some money, and the two robbers turned away from the counter and headed toward the doors.

Ted Horn, 56, of St. Libory, Illinois, was working at the bank that day as a uniformed security guard. Horn moved to intercept the two men before they could leave. The man wearing the white face mask pushed past Horn and ran out of the bank. The second man, who was wearing a black face mask, drew a semi-automatic handgun and shot Horn in the head. The robbers then fled in a white Lexus sedan.

Horn was pronounced dead at the scene. He is survived by his wife, two adult sons, and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at noon on September 4 at Wenneman Park in Marissa, Illinois.

The release of photos from the bank surveillance video quickly led to the identification of Andrew R. Brinkley as a suspect. By 2:00 p.m. the following day, FBI surveillance of Brinkley’s residence on North 13th Street in St. Louis resulted in the arrest of Brinkley and Quinn. Agents executed a search warrant at the residence and recovered a loaded 9mm handgun, two marked bills that were taken during the First Bank robbery, and clothing that matched what the robbers wore. A white Lexus sedan was found parked outside the residence.

Quinn is charged with armed bank robbery resulting in death, which carries a possible sentence of life in prison or the death penalty. Brinkley is charged with bank robbery, which carries up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and up to 3 years of supervised release. A date for the defendants' arraignment has not been set.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/federal-charges-filed-deadly-east-st-louis-bank-robbery