Two East St. Louis Residents Charged After Shiloh Bank Robbery Attempt

SHILOH - Shiloh Police said two East St. Louis residents were charged Thursday, July 16, 2026, in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a Commerce Bank in Shiloh earlier this week.

The warrants, issued July 16 by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, charge Jahvaris L. Reese, 39, and Ieasha L. White, 31, both of the 1300 block of 44th Street in East St. Louis, with financial institution robbery and attempted robbery, according to a news release from the Shiloh Police Department.

Police said officers were dispatched at about 10:23 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2026, to Commerce Bank in the 4000 block of Greenmount Crossing Drive in Shiloh for a report of an attempted armed robbery that had just occurred.

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Bank officials said a man and woman, both wearing clothing that helped conceal their identification, presented a note to a bank employee demanding money. The suspects left the bank in an unknown direction without receiving anything from employees, police said.

Through the investigation, two suspects were identified, and on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, they were taken into custody without incident by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, according to police.

The case results were submitted to the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office for warrant review. Police said a St. Clair County judge reviewed and signed the warrants, and a petition to hold both defendants in custody also was filed with the courts.

The Shiloh Police Department thanked the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, O’Fallon Police Department and St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office for their assistance with the case.

All persons are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.