CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — A 44-year-old man accused of being a serial bank robber was shot by a Florida Highway Patrol following a bank robbery at TD Bank in Crystal River, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office reports.
Jeromee Greenough entered the bank just before noon on Thursday, July 21. Authorities said he approached the teller's counter and demanded money while brandishing a firearm before he left with an undisclosed amount of cash in a white car.
Florida Highway Patrol and the Citrus County Sheriff's Office worked together to locate Greenough and found him traveling down Fort Island Trail, authorities say. When law enforcement attempted to make a traffic stop, Greenough reportedly sped off.
Officials put down spike strips to slow Greenough down. As he continued to travel with deflated tires, FHP troopers say they were able to "successfully performed a pursuit intervention technique to further immobilize the vehicle."
That's when Greenough exited his car and armed himself with a rifle and ran off toward a playground area, the sheriff's office said.
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper shot the 44-year-old man and he was transported to a medical facility with non-fatal injuries. He is charged with robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and fleeing and eluding law enforcement.
At this time the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting independently.
The trooper was not hurt and was placed on non-disciplinary administrative leave, which is standard procedure.