Authorities Seek Bank Robber

KILGORE � The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office says a manhunt has continued off Interstate 20 between Highways 42 and 135. Public Information Officer Kirk Haddix tells KETK a man stole money from a Kilgore bank and ran off into the woods. A man with a knife, described as around 50 years old, white, tall, and thin, wearing jeans and a gray hooded sweatshirt, entered the BankTexas in the Gateway Travel Plaza around 12:28 Tuesday afternoon. Police K-9’s have been trying to establish a scent along with officials from the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, DPS, Longview and Kilgore Police Departments, and the FBI. If you have any information regarding the suspect or incident, you’re asked to contact the Kilgore Police Department.