Silver Spring man arrested in TD Bank robbery case (Photo)

Montgomery County Police have caught up to a bank robbery suspect in Silver Spring - and he is a Silver Spring resident. Cortez Tyrone Mason of Castle Boulevard was taken into custody by police on May 7, after DNA evidence allegedly pointed to him as the robber.

Mason, 31, is accused of entering the TD Bank at 3132 Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring at 10:12 AM on December 31, 2014, and passing a note to a teller announcing a robbery was taking place. The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash from the teller, and fled towards the Briggs Chaney Shopping Center. The DNA referred to by police was found at the scene by detectives.

Mason has been charged with one count of Robbery, and is currently being held on a $250,000 bond.