MACON — A 41-year-old Macon man was arrested this morning after trying to rob a credit union on Ingleside Avenue and running off without any money.
What happened: Anthony Barnes walked into the Central Georgia Regional Credit Union at 2040 Ingleside Avenue, handed a note to a teller, then left on foot before getting any cash. Deputies responding to a 911 call at 9:38 a.m. found Barnes nearby on the same block.
The charge: Barnes faces a charge of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. He is being held without bond at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.





