By Daily Press Staff
POLICE HDQTRS. — Police officers arrested a man on Wednesday who allegedly attempted to rob a downtown bank by presenting a demand note to one of the branch’s employees earlier in the day.
Around lunchtime, Santa Monica Police responded to the 1300 block of Fourth Street, regarding an attempted armed robbery that just occurred at Washington Mutual. The suspect — Justin Chandler Horton, 26, — allegedly entered the bank and presented the note, but left without any money.
Responding officers spotted Horton on foot in the 1300 block of Fifth Street, where he was detained. A field show-up was conducted and the suspect was positively identified and arrested.
Horton, a transient, was booked at the Santa Monica Jail and charged with attempted armed robbery and probation violation and his bail is set at $50,000.
Anyone with information about the attempted robbery is encouraged to call the Robbery/Homicide Unit of the Santa Monica Police Department at (310) 458- 8451.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 20, 2006. Read the original PDF.