Bail Set at $300,000 for Robbery Suspect

ST. CLOUD – A 25-year-old St. Cloud man with a long criminal history was put in jail instead of $300,000 bail on Friday after his arrest for a robbery charge.

Kevin Jay Banks Jr. was arrested after he was accused of robbing a woman in a St. Cloud parking lot Monday.

Banks was accused of reaching into the vehicle of a woman he knew Monday night and taking a digital camera from her purse. He threatened the victim, saying he was “gonna lay (her) out” if she touched him, according to the complaint.

Banks has a history of assaults and making threats in the surrounding counties, which date back to his juvenile years.

The assistant Stearns County Attorney, Nathan Crowe, called Banks a public safety risk and filed a motion asking that Banks receive a sentence more severe than what he is already convicted for.