Man arrested at teller window during attempted bank robbery, Ocala police say

Tellers left man at the window while they called police, records show

Joshua Snavely, 36 (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

OCALA, Fla. – A man is behind bars after he was arrested inside a bank during an attempted robbery, according to Ocala police.

Joshua Snavely, 36, was arrested Saturday at a Bank of America branch at 2326 E. Silver Springs Blvd, according to the police report.

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Officers said Snavely approached the window and read the teller a prepared note, saying that he was robbing the bank and that she was to give him money. The teller looked to a coworker who then activated the alarm, according to the report.

Police said both tellers then went to the back of the bank and called police, offering a description from the surveillance video.

When officers arrived at the bank, they said they found Snavely still standing in the same spot in front of the teller window. Police said they found a notepad on Snavely with the robbery note he read to the tellers.

Snavely is being held on $5,000 bond on a charge of attempted strong-arm robbery.


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Thomas Mates is a digital storyteller for News 6 and ClickOrlando.com. He also produces the podcast Florida Foodie. Thomas is originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania and worked in Portland, Oregon before moving to Central Florida in August 2018. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism in 2010.

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