Police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in last week's robbery of Fidelity Bank in Slidell after he barricaded himself in the bedroom of a Hollygrove home.

Byron Watson, 36, surrendered himself to authorities after a joint effort by the FBI, New Orleans Police Department and Louisiana State Police, said Slidell Police Chief Daniel Seuzeneau in a social media post.

Last week, on Friday, a man in a wide-brim hat and surgical mask entered Fidelity Bank on Gause Boulevard in Slidell with a walking cane and a limp, walked up to a teller, took a fistful of money and left the bank.

Seuzeneau said Slidell police identified Watson as a suspect on Tuesday evening and sought arrest warrants for armed robbery.

After making contact with Watson on Wednesday, he barricaded himself in a bedroom in a H

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