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Charles County Sheriff Rex W. Coffey said a tip to the Charles County Crime Solvers tip line led sheriff’s detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division to the identity of a man wanted in connection with a recent bank robbery.

On July 21 at approximately 12:40 p.m., the suspect entered the Capitol One Bank located at 3068 Waldorf Market Place in Waldorf. He approached a teller, implied he had a gun and demanded money. The teller complied and the suspect fled. Photos from a bank surveillance camera were immediately released to various media outlets and posted on the CCSO facebook page. Shortly thereafter, a tipster provided information that was critical to investigators. Detectives followed additional leads and subsequently identifed the suspect as Michael Tyrone Morsell, 47, of Calvert County.

On July 27, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, and members of the Calvert County Emergency Services Team executed a search warrant at Morsell's residence. There, detectives arrested Morsell and recovered possible evidence linking him to the robbery. Morsell was charged with armed robbery and remanded to the Charles County Detention Center. Detective C. Gass investigated.