ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two men were arrested following a pair of bank robberies last week in Orlando and Apopka, according to police
Robert Sweet, 36, and Markel Key, 20, were booked into Orange County jail Friday.
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According to police, a masked man with a gun took a large amount of money from Fifth Third Bank in Orlando on Aug. 30. Police said the crook was able to get away thanks to the help of a getaway driver.
The men in that robbery were linked to another armed robbery on Sept. 2 at a Fifth Third Bank in Apopka, police said.
Investigators said Sweet and Key confessed to the robberies.
Sweet faces a charge of robbery with a firearm. Key faces a charge of robbery with a firearm with a mask.
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