A Fentress County man who is being held on robbery charges in Crossville is also facing charges in one of the armed robberies that have occurred in Cookeville in recent weeks, police said last Monday, January 23.

Cookeville Police Major Nathan Honeycutt identified the suspect as Deddric A. Polk, 34, and said Detective Sgt. Tammy Goolsby is preparing a case against Polk to present to the Putnam Grand Jury in February.

The detective will present evidence that it was Deddric A. Polk who robbed the 3D Financial store on S. Jefferson Avenue on Thursday, January 12. She is seeking to charge Polk with aggravated armed robbery in the case, Major Honeycutt said.

“He is currently in jail in Crossville on a robbery charge there, and we have placed a hold on him to be brought here after the case there,” Honeycutt said.

Polk was arrested by the Crossville Police Department in that case on Thursday, January 19, Major Honeycutt said.

A store surveillance photo of the robber was later published in The Herald Citizen and on Internet sites. He was described as a black male, about six feet tall, with a heavy build, wearing a white T-shirt, a gray hoodie, and blue jeans.

“We have been investigating all these cases very carefully and have shared information with investigators in other counties and cities and we now have compelling evidence to present to the grand jury in this one case,” Honeycutt said.

All the other cases remain under investigation.