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SEATTLE — A 30-year-old homeless Seattle man has been charged in King County Superior Court following an attempted robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch.
The incident is alleged to have happened around 12:15 p.m. on April 19 in the 1600 block of 4th Avenue in downtown Seattle.
In charging documents, police said Jordan Alexander walked into the bank, requested change from a teller and then passed two notes that read “empty the till” and “no trip wires,” respectively.
Police said the teller activated the silent alarm, backed away from the window and alerted a co-worker, who called 911.
Alexander did not receive any money, but police said he kept the demand notes and left the bank walking south on 4th Avenue.
In the 911 call, the bank employee said Alexander was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and was carrying a brown paper bag.
A responding officer took a statement from an additional employee, who provided a similar description of Alexander and said he was carrying a brown paper Safeway bag.
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Police said they later received several images of the attempted robbery in progress and quickly learned the suspect was Alexander through a bulletin sent out to the Seattle Police Department.
Officials returned to the branch on April 25, and an FBI special agent presented a photo montage of suspects to two employees.
One employee was able to identify Alexander with “55 percent certainty,” officials said.
Around 7:30 a.m. May 2, officers found Alexander in Seattle and arrested without incident.
During questioning, police said Alexander was shown surveillance images from the robbery. He initially said the images were edited before denying it was him.
Alexander remains in the King County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 bail.
His criminal history includes convictions for theft, harassment and domestic violence, and Alexander has a warrant from Virginia, according to court documents. Prosecutors suggest a likelihood of future violent acts and a likelihood to miss court appearances.
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