BEAUMONT, Texas — The bond has been slashed for a Beaumont man in custody after police say he tried to rob a Beaumont bank, asking for only $5.
Jimmy Maynard, 68, was arrested Thursday morning by Beaumont Police officers not long after giving a note to tellers demanding $5 and asking them to call police at PNC Bank on Interstate 10
Nearly 24 hours after the attempted robbery, Maynard's bond has been reduced by a half-million dollars to $55,555.55.
His bond was originally set at $555,555.55 after telling Jefferson County Precinct One Justice of the Peace Ben Collins, Sr. his favorite number was five while being arraigned.
The FBI has declined to bring federal bank robbery charges against Maynard but he still faces state charges Collins told 12News.
Collins also ordered that Maynard undergo a psychological evaluation.
Maynard walked into the bank and handed the teller a note with intentions to the rob the bank, according to Beaumont Police Officer Carol Riley.
Bank staff notified police immediately and police got to the bank within minutes and took Maynard into custody according to police.
No weapons were found on Maynard. He was interviewed and booked in to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility for robbery, according to Officer Riley.
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