MACON, Georgia (KBTV) – A man is behind bars after deputies say he tried to rob a credit union in Macon Saturday morning.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says the attempted robbery happened at the Central Georgia Regional Credit Union located at 2040 Ingleside Avenue.
Deputies say they got the call around 9:38 a.m. When they arrived, they learned a man had walked into the business and handed a note to a teller.
The man then ran away on foot without getting any money.
Deputies found the suspect in the 2000 block of Ingleside Avenue. He was taken into custody.
The sheriff’s office identified the man as 41-year-old Anthony Barnes of Macon.
Barnes is charged with criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. He is being held at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond.
The case remains under investigation.
