Authorities recovered roughly $30,000 and arrested four suspects minutes after the robbery.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A midday robbery targeting an ATM technician near the 9400 block of Interstate 10 West ended with four arrests, a house-to-house search and the recovery of roughly $30,000 in cash on Nov. 13, according to police and charging records.
Investigators said the case moved swiftly thanks to a witness who dialed 911 as the robbery was underway. Officers arrived as the suspects fled and tailed a car to a nearby residence, where the men surrendered without incident. The crew allegedly grabbed several cash cassettes as the machine was being serviced, a tactic officers say has appeared in recent local cases. The quick recovery of the stolen money and the lack of injuries kept the focus on how the group planned the ambush and why they struck in daylight along one of San Antonio’s busiest corridors.
Authorities identified the suspects as Jack Bledsoe, 22; Amare Wolford, 18; Quinton Graham, 17; and Lavantray Simmons, 24. Police said the robbery began around 11:30 a.m., when the group rushed the worker, seized the trays and ran to a getaway vehicle. “It happened so fast,” a nearby store employee said, describing a brief commotion before sirens filled the access road. Officers followed the vehicle from the bank area to a residence several blocks away, where the four exited one after another and were taken into custody.
Booking records list state counts of robbery and engaging in organized criminal activity. After the arrests, federal authorities initiated bank robbery charges tied to the theft from a federally insured institution and the alleged assaultive conduct toward a worker. Police said all of the money—about $30,000—was recovered alongside the ATM cassettes. Officials have not said whether a weapon was displayed or whether the group used a spotter. Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage and phone records to map movements before and after the robbery. No other suspects are being sought, authorities said.
The Northwest Side corridor where the attack occurred includes multiple bank branches and high midday traffic. San Antonio police have probed other service-time robberies this year, including a separate case in which a technician was targeted at a Chase bank on the South Side. In those incidents, small crews waited for doors on ATM cabinets to open before moving quickly to seize trays and escape. Thursday’s timeline—witness call, pursuit, arrest and recovery—mirrored the best-case response police described in earlier briefings, when nearby patrol units can intercept the suspects before they disperse.
The four men are expected to make initial appearances in state court this week while federal filings proceed on a parallel track. Prosecutors will determine whether to seek detention in the federal case; bond decisions on the state charges were pending as of Friday. Investigators said they will submit additional evidence to both offices, including video from the bank lot and images of the seized cassettes. Any indictment by a federal grand jury would trigger arraignments and set a schedule for motions and discovery.
By the weekend, the ATM had been secured and reopened, and the arrest location was quiet except for neighbors recounting the line of patrol vehicles seen the day before. “You don’t expect this at lunchtime,” said a resident who watched from her porch. Another nearby worker said traffic slowed but returned to normal within hours after police cleared the scene.
As of Monday, police maintained that the investigation is active but complete for the four named suspects, with the next milestone expected at an initial hearing later this week. Officials said there is no indication of additional accomplices.
Author note: Last updated November 24, 2025.