ST. CLOUD, Minn. – A man accused of holding five employees hostage at a Minnesota bank following a dispute was captured and arrested after an hourslong standoff, police said.
No one was physically injured Thursday at a Wells Fargo branch in St. Cloud, police Chief Blair Anderson said at a late-night news conference.
The branch manager called police just around 1:45 p.m. because he was concerned about the safety of those inside the bank during the dispute, Anderson said.
The suspect, Ray Reco McNeary, 35, was disgruntled about a prior transaction, according to the chief. Anderson said many people had already run out of the bank by the time officers arrived, but five employees were held hostage. “I can tell you that some employees were