BURNSVILLE BANK HELD UP - Suspects Escape On 4-Wheeler, Pendleton Bank Robbed

(02/25/2005)
A Burnsville branch bank was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon.

Two "young men" reportedly held up the bank and escaped on a 4-wheeler.

Authorities fanned out over Braxton, Lewis and Gilmer counties in pursuit.

The Bank of Gassaway is located next to the Go-Mart, just off I-79.

Reports that the suspects have been caught could not be confirmed.

A Pendleton County man is facing an armed robbery charge in connection with the hold-up of the North Fork Branch of Grant County Bank in Riverton.

Mark Long, 19, of Circleville was arrested five hours after the robbery.

Long allegedly entered the bank brandishing a pistol and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Long was spotted walking along Snowy Mountain Road, about eight miles from the crime scene.