Alleged downtown Silver Spring bank robber charged (Photo)

A man who allegedly robbed the SunTrust Bank at 8700 Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring last week has been arrested and charged, Montgomery County Police say. Tony Linn Smith, age 55, of no confirmed address, has been charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of theft from $1000 to under $10,000.

The second set of charges relates to a second robbery police are accusing Smith of, which took place at the M&T Bank located at 51 West Edmonston Drive in Rockville on July 25. Smith's alleged robbery of the Silver Spring SunTrust branch took place on July 23, at 9:25 AM.

Police used surveillance footage to identify Smith as the suspect, and officers located him in Silver Spring on July 27. Smith is being held without bond.