Terry confesses to McMinnville Loan robbery
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According to McMinnville Police Capt. Bryan Denton, Terry has cooperated with police since his capture Saturday afternoon at his cabin on Harrison Ferry Mountain in Van Buren County.
Terry was arrested by lawmen as he tried to escape out the back door of his remote residence around 4 p.m. Saturday. He had eluded a large-scale manhunt the day before in the wilderness surrounding his cabin, only to be caught inside the cabin when officers converged there from two directions the following afternoon. Deputies were waiting at his back door when he tried to flee, cuffing him as he exited the cabin.
Terry, 56, is charged with aggravated robbery for the robbery of McMinnville Loan. Police say Terry walked into the institution with a camouflage mask over his face and demanded their money at gunpoint. It was later discovered Terry used a b.b. gun during the robbery. Terry led lawmen to the fake gun, showing investigators the location where he threw it out of his window on Durham Street while fleeing the scene of the heist in his vehicle.
Police were quickly on Terry’s trail following the heist as the business manager was able to get the suspect’s tag number. The manager told police that after being forced into a back room by the robber, he followed the suspect out of the building and saw him drive away.
While police have not released the exact amount of money taken in the heist, it is believed to be over $1,000. The whereabouts of the money remains unknown, but police say Terry has agreed to lead them to the cash, something police say he will do under heavy guard.
In addition to the heist, Terry has reportedly admitted to the ownership of a methamphetamine lab found by lawmen near his cabin.