Man wanted by FBI for NOLA bank robbery arrested in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man wanted in connection with a bank robbery and carjacking in New Orleans East was apprehended in Jacksonville, Florida.
WWL-TV reports Dwayne “Butter” Winans was taken into custody at a Greyhound bus station after he was spotted by local authorities.
Winans was wanted by the FBI and NOPD in connection with an Aug. 4 bank robbery during which he disguised himself as a woman by wearing a long wig and eye-catching lipstick. Alerts issued about the man warned the public that he was to be considered armed and dangerous.
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New Orleans Police also believed Winans was the suspect behind the carjacking of a couple in a New Orleans neighborhood on Aug. 12. He’s also a person of interest in several other bank robberies in that metro area, according to the FBI.