Texas man accused of trying to rob Abbeville bank with bomb threat, police say
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- A 48-year-old Texas man was arrested Friday in connection with an attempted armed robbery of a Capitol One Bank, according to the Abbeville Police Department.
Kevin Gran Abbott, of Denton, Texas, faces one count of attempted armed robbery, police said.
According to a news release, Abbeville police were notified just before 10 a.m. Friday of a bomb threat at a Capitol One Bank on Highway 14 By-pass in Abbeville.
"The caller stated that there was a male inside the bank asking to withdraw a large amount of cash, then passed a note advising that there are bombs all around the building," the news release read.
The caller described the suspect and what he was wearing. When officers arrived, the suspect was still standing at the bank teller's window, police said.
After being medically cleared, he was booked into the Vermilion Parish Corrections Center, police said.