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Attempted Bank Robber Charged

Posted/updated on: November 15, 2012 at 7:30 am
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LUFKIN A man who allegedly tried to rob a Lufkin bank earlier this month is behind bars after numerous tipsters were able to identify him. According to KETK, Anthony Dewayne Bond, 23, of Cleveland is accused of entering the First Bank and Trust on November 5 and giving the teller a fake withdrawal slip for the amount of $5,000.

On the slip was a fake name and account number. After running the name and account through the banks computer system, no match was made. She asked Bond for identification, but he refused. After noticing the back of the slip demanded money to be put in a zip lock bag, the teller then left to speak with a manager, but when she returned, Bond had left the scene.

After releasing photos of Bond to the public, multiple tips, including one from a Nacogdoches County deputy, poured in identifying the suspect. Lufkin police arrested the alleged robber on November 9 and booked him into the Angelina County Jail.

The district attorneys office has since charged Bond with false statement to obtain property. The crime did not meet the states requirements of a bank robbery, according to Lufkin Police Detective J.B. Smith. Bond was also wanted by the Lufkin Police Department for burglary and is being held on $120,000 bail.



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