A convicted Texas financial institution robber has been arrested for making an attempt to rob the identical financial institution that led to him being locked up in federal jail for practically a decade.
Christopher McKay, 43, allegedly stormed right into a Fort Value Wells Fargo at round 10 a.m. on Thursday, threatening staff that he was armed with a handgun and demanding cash, the Fort Value Police Division mentioned in a press launch.
Nonetheless, his heist didn’t go as deliberate, and he fled on foot with none money, police mentioned.
Officers swarmed the world and arrested him close by after the failed theft.
“An ambulance was notified because the suspect was going by means of fentanyl withdrawals,” a spokesperson for the division informed the Fort Value Star-Telegram.
He has been charged with aggravated theft and had native warrants out for his arrest earlier than the botched financial institution heist, the Fort Value Police Division mentioned.
McKay was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Friday. His bond has been set at $150k.
Police famous McKay has a historical past with the identical Wells Fargo.
McKay had robbed the department 9 years in the past however was caught shortly afterward and served seven years in federal jail.
