Suspect in Westamerica bank robbery in Easton arrested

Fresno County sheriff’s detectives used surveillance video to identify a man suspected of robbing a Westamerica bank in Easton in March, spokesman Tony Botti said Thursday.

Lewis Duncan Tyler, 49, of Fresno, was booked into Fresno County Jail.

An March 9, a man wearing a black and white mask and a wig entered the bank in the 5700 block of South Elm Avenue and put a handgun on the counter. He demanded a teller put cash in a duffel bag. Once he had the money, the bandit ran from bank the toward a field.

Detectives arrested Tyler at his workplace, International Recycling, in the 3200 block of South Golden State Boulevard. A gun believed to be the robbery weapon was recovered.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP.

This story was originally published May 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM with the headline "Suspect in Westamerica bank robbery in Easton arrested."