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Linda Sue Morgan and Billy Early Coleman are charged in the Dec. 8, 2015 robbery at Cadence Bank in Gardendale.

(Gardendale Police)

A 65-year-old mother and her adult son are now formally charged in Tuesday's robbery at a Gardendale bank.

The holdup happened about 11:30 a.m. at Cadence Bank on Mt. Olive Road. Gardendale police Lt. Bryan Lynch said 43-year-old Billy Earl Coleman entered the bank and ordered a teller to fill a bag with cash from her drawer. The teller did so, and the robber fled the bank.

Lynch said there were no injuries, and no weapon shown.

The suspect left the bank in a white SUV being driven by a white female, later identified as Linda Sue Morgan. Gardendale police officers spotted the SUV on Interstate 65 northbound and pursued it as it exited onto Dewey Barber Parkway traveling west toward Mt. Olive Road. The suspects drove north on Mt. Olive Road and turned down Robert E. Lee Drive, a dead-end road. The man tried to flee on foot but was quickly captured by Gardendale officers and a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy.

Police recovered an undisclosed amount of money on the scene. Both suspects were taken to the Gardendale Police Department.

Morgan is charged with first-degree robbery and attempting to elude a police officer. Her bond is set at $25,300. Coleman is charged with first-degree robbery, attempting to elude a police officer and resisting arrest. His bond is set at $25,600.

Both are awaiting transfer to the Jefferson County Jail.