From the Kansas City Star of September 23, 2005
Apologetic man charged in bank heist attempt
A Lee’s Summit man tried to rob a Grandview bank with a BB gun but found himself surrounded and looking at the barrels of three armed security guards, prosecutors said in a criminal complaint.
Del Arnold, 45, of Lee’s Summit was charged today in federal court with one count of attempted robbery.
The attempted robbery occurred about 3:25 p.m. Thursday at a Grandview Bank Midwest, 12500 U.S. 71.
According to the affidavit:
A security guard told authorities that a masked man walked in, grabbed a female employee in the lobby and forced her to the ground. The guard pulled out his handgun and pointed it at the man. The would-be bandit then threatened to shoot the woman but realized that two additional armed guards were pointing their weapons at him.
The man gave up peacefully, lay down on the floor and started apologizing. The guards handcuffed him until authorities arrived.
If convicted of attempted robbery, Arnold could face up to 20 years in prison.
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