Bomb threat on a note given to Hilmar bank teller, deputies say

HILMAR, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral was arrested Thursday for providing a slope teller successful Hilmar a enactment saying helium had a weaponry and demanded money, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said.

Randy Casey, 58, was named by deputies arsenic the idiosyncratic who gave the teller the note.

At astir 10:45 a.m. astatine Westamerica Bank successful Hilmar, dispatch received a telephone of a soundless alarm for a burglary successful progress. Deputies who arrived astatine the country said they located Casey wrong minutes arsenic helium was waiting extracurricular the bank.

During the investigation, it was discovered that Casey walked into the slope and provided a enactment to a teller saying that helium had a weaponry and demanded money. No weaponry oregon weaponry materials were located connected Casey astatine the clip of the incident. No injuries were reported.

Casey was arrested and is accused of attempted robbery and falsely reporting a bomb. Deputies accidental helium was besides booked connected an progressive felony warrant from a erstwhile robbery successful Modesto.