CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL (WTXL) - A man is under arrest after police said he left a mental hospital, robbed a bank and then returned to the hospital.
According to the Chattahoochee Police Department, 27-year-old Jermarvoius Roberts left the Florida State Hospital last Thursday. They say at about 1:20pm, he went to the Focus Credit Union on East Washington Street in Chattahoochee.
Roberts then handed the teller a note which demanded money in $50 and $100 bills, officers said.
The teller reportedly handed Roberts and undisclosed amount of money and left the bank. Police used a K-9, who they said tracked Roberts back to the mental hospital where they found the clothes he was wearing during the robbery.
After reviewing security footage, police said that Roberts, who was allowed to move around the facility, had checked into the fitness center before the robbery. However, he had not checked out when he left, which raised suspicions when he returned to the facility according to officers.
Police recovered the cash and arrested Roberts on Monday.
Roberts is charged with robbery. He is being held in the Gadsden County Jail on $50,000 bond.
