Johnny Jermaine Davis, Bank Robbery, North Carolina 2021

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A Georgia man accused of robbing two Asheville banks was arrested by the FBI in Georgia on February 25, 2023, nearly two years after the crimes occurred.

Johnny Jermaine Davis, 37, of Kennesaw, Georgia, is charged with robbing the BB&T bank branch located at 1653 Hendersonville Road in Asheville on February 25, 2021, at approximately 3:02 p.m. Davis allegedly pulled a handgun, pointed it at a bank teller, yelled 'Don't move,' and then jumped behind the counter. He ordered three bank employees to lie down on the ground as he began taking cash from the bank's drawers, making off with $8,950 in cash.

According to allegations in court documents, Davis committed a second robbery at the Wells Fargo bank branch located at 800 Merrimon Avenue in Asheville on May 20, 2021, at approximately 4:46 p.m. As with the previous robbery, Davis allegedly approached the teller counter, pointed a firearm at a bank teller, jumped over the counter and ordered the bank employees to lie down on the ground. He then allegedly emptied the bank's cash drawers and fled the scene with $831 in cash.

The criminal complaint charges Davis with bank robbery, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Davis is currently being held in a Georgia jail pending extradition to North Carolina.

The investigation was a collaborative effort between the FBI and the Asheville Police Department, with assistance from the Hendersonville Police Department, the Acworth Police Department, and the Rome Police Department in Georgia.

Assistant United States Attorney Don Gast is prosecuting the case.

The charges contained in the criminal complaint are allegations, and Davis is innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/georgia-man-charged-robbing-two-asheville-banks-arrested-fbi