Man arrested during attempted bank robbery at Wells Fargo in Ashland

Ashland police arrest man on scene of reported bank robbery

Authorities charged Kenneth Towles Jr., 23, with attempted robbery.

Ashland man arrested after attempted bank robbery

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 23-year-old Hanover County man was arrested after police say he tried to rob an Ashland bank. At about 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, officers with the Ashland Police Department were called to the Wells Fargo Bank in the 100 block of S. Washington Highway for report of a robbery. When they arrived, officers arrested 23-year-old Kenneth Towles, Jr. of Ashland without incident. Towles was charged with attempted robbery. …

Man arrested during attempted bank robbery at Wells Fargo in Ashland

RICHMOND, Va. A man was arrested at a Wells Fargo bank in Ashland while allegedly attempting to rob it Friday afternoon.Kenneth Towles Jr., 23, was taken into custody at the teller counter after police responded within a minute of the hold-up alarm being triggered at the bank located at the corner of Washington Highway and Route 54."It's usually pretty quiet around here," said Chris Smith, who witnessed the arrest from a nearby skate park.Smith …