Armed robber demands cash, takes hostage at Ameris Bank

Phil Dorris, LCPD evidence technician (from left), Lt. Andy Miles and Officer Erica Bass count stolen money from the Ameris Bank robbery Wednesday morning. The loot was recovered after a suspect was apprehended about a block south of the bank. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Phil Dorris, LCPD evidence technician (from left), Lt. Andy Miles and Officer Erica Bass count stolen money from the Ameris Bank robbery Wednesday morning. The loot was recovered after a suspect was apprehended about a block south of the bank. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

A lone gunman robbed the Ameris Bank at 355 SW Bentley Place Wednesday morning, taking two duffel bags of cash and a female bank employee hostage before he was captured about a block away when his hos…