Macon man arrested after attempted armed robbery at Ingleside Avenue credit union

Deputies say the incident happened at Central Georgia Regional Credit Union, located at 2040 Ingleside Ave.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon man was arrested Saturday, October 31, in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a credit union on Ingleside Avenue, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies say the incident happened at Central Georgia Regional Credit Union, located at 2040 Ingleside Ave.

The Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center received a call reporting the incident at approximately 9:38 a.m.

According to investigators, a suspect entered the credit union, handed a note to a teller and fled on foot without receiving any money.

Responding deputies located and apprehended a suspect in the 2000 block of Ingleside Avenue.

The suspect was identified as 41-year-old Anthony Barnes of Macon.

Barnes was taken to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division for further investigation before being transported to the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.

Barnes is charged with criminal attempt to commit armed robbery and is being held without bond, according to the sheriff’s office.