Deputies arrest suspect who allegedly robbed bank near Wingate University

UNION COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) – The Wingate Police Department has charged a man in connection to a bank robbery suspect in Union County.

Wingate University issued an immediate lockdown for the campus Wednesday afternoon but lifted it around 1:30 p.m.

According to officials, Wingate Police asked campus officials to go into lockdown after a bank robbery across from the university on Highway 74.

The suspect was identified as Billy Joe Long.

He was arrested the next day and charged with felony common law robbery.

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