Three arrested for beating bank worker, robbing ATM
WARR ACRES (Okla.) — Three men from Houston, Texas, were arrested this week after a bank robbery at a Bank of America.
Warr Acres Police believe the trio are tied to other robberies in the area as well. They've been identified as John Martin, Cortez Perry and Tyrone Jones. Each are facing charges of robbery and conspiracy.
This incident happened Wednesday around nine in the morning.
"They appear to purposely break the ATM. Then, they wait for the service person to show up. When the service person showed up, they tried to rob him. He did not give them over any money," said Major Jason Allen from the Warr Acres Police Department.
After the worker refused to give them cash, investigators say the trio beat him and ran away.
Oklahoma City police assisted Warr Acres police with the investigation.
They were able to find a rental car out of Houston.
"After putting that into the system, the rental vehicle by that point had already hit Wichita, Kansas," said Major Allen.
Although the men crossed state lines, they made their way back into Oklahoma the same day.
Major Allen said, "It was already back southbound on I-35. Once it arrived back in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Police and our detectives stopped it on I-35."
The three were booked into the Oklahoma County Jail, some with extensive criminal backgrounds.
"Two are being held on $100,000 bond each and the other one is being held on a $75,000 bond," said Major Allen.
Officers say the victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries and later released.