The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) reports an arrest has been made in connection with last Wednesday afternoon’s robbery at the Farmers-Merchants Bank, in Neola. On Friday, 37-year old Jesse D. Specht, of Council Bluffs, was identified as person of interest in the crime. Specht was located at the Econo Lodge Downtown in Omaha and taken into custody on an outstanding warrant. He was transported to Douglas County, Nebraska, Corrections. Specht faces a charge of  robbery in the second degree in Pottawattamie County District Court.

Agencies involved in the investigation and arrest included the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Marshals Service, Omaha Police Department, and the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office.