Marion man charged in bank robbery

Codie Lady

State police have charged a Marion man and a Princeton woman in connection with a bank robbery that occurred earlier today at the Fredonia Valley Bank in Fredonia.

Codie L. Lady, 23, of Marion is charged with first-degree robbery, a Class B felony and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, a Class D felony. Also charged is Lacie K. Bielecki, 29, of Princton. She faces a single count of first-degree robbery by complicity, a Class B felony. Police believe she was either driving or in the getaway vehicle at the bank.

The robber entered Fredonia Valley Bank brandishing a handgun just before noon. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. A witness said the supect left the bank and got into a white S-10 Chevy pickup.

At approximately 1:45 p.m., Trooper First Class John Komar located the pickup on Nichols Road in rural Caldwell County. Trooper Komar exited his cruiser and ordered the occupants of the vehicle to stop. The suspect vehicle accelerated and attempted to strike the trooper, who fired one round from his service weapon at the approaching vehicle, but did not strike either suspect.  

Bielecki

The suspect vehicle continued to flee and turned onto Needmore Road. It turned onto a gravel and dirt path and then into a field where the Caldwell County Sheriff Stan Hudson used what state police said was legal intervention and struck the suspect vehicle with his cruiser. The two individuals in the truck were taken into custody without further incident.

Lady was transported by ambulance to the Caldwell County Medical Center for treatment of a possible overdose. After his arrest, Lady advised officers that he had ingested a large amount of prescription medication. He will be kept overnight. 

Bielecki was lodged in the Caldwell County Jail.

Neither of the suspects nor any of the officers was injured.  The investigation is continuing by the Kentucky State Police. Detective Matt Foster is leading the investigation. The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Department assisted in today's investigation.