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…

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