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Bank robbery suspect known as "The Aviator" identified, Baltimore County Police say

Posted at 2:19 PM, Sep 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-26 12:30:42-04

Baltimore County Police have identified the bank robbery suspect known as The Aviator. 

Michael Eugene Stratton, 45, was one of two men involved in the robbery of a Wells Fargo bank in Greenspring Friday afternoon, police said. The other man, Oddis Bernard Colvin, was shot and killed by police. 

Stratton was also shot, and suffered non-life threatening injuries. 

He has been charged with two counts of robbery. Stratton is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on denied bail status.

Police believe he has been involved in several bank robberies in the Baltimore area during September. The FBI dubbed him The Aviator because of the style of sunglasses he wore during the alleged robberies.

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