"Buckeye Bandit" Shot By Columbus Police

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Columbus police say the so-called "Buckeye Bandit" is in custody. Ikechi Emeaghara was shot outside a Frantz Road bank yesterday after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers. Detectives have linked Emeaghara to nearly three-dozen bank robberies over the past three years. He got the nickname because he has worn Ohio State University gear in most of the holdups.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.