Two bank employees were killed and a third was critically injured during a bank robbery in Illinois , and authorities said a suspect was charged Friday -- with a federal firearms offense . Authorities would say only that the Thursday afternoon holdup of the First National Bank was still under investigation a day later . But a suspect , identified by the Department of Justice as James N. Watts , was taken into custody following a high-speed chase after the robbery , and he was charged with a federal offense for possession of a firearm . According to the Illinois sex offender registry , Watts was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of an 11-year-old in 2006 and is a registered sex offender in the state , which could prohibit his possession of a firearm . Watts was arrested after abandoning a car during the chase , then being surrounded by police while he was on a railroad trestle , local authorities said . The car he was driving belonged to one of the bank employees , authorities said , adding that he was armed with a semi-automatic weapon . The injured bank worker remained in critical condition Friday with knife wounds , according to Illinois state police .
Two women were killed in an Illinois bank robbery and one was critically injured . A suspect is in custody and charged with possession of a firearm . Score: 6