Florida man caught on video buying face mask before failed robbery across the street: deputies
Colin Vanhonhenstien,33, was caught on video buying a mask at 7 p.m. on the evening of the alleged robbery. (Photo: Martin County Sheriff's Office)
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly tried to rob an unlocked bank on Saturday evening.
Colton Vanhonhenstien, 33, was caught on surveillance video at a gas station purchasing a mask around 7 p.m., according to the Martin County Sheriff's Office.
Vanhonhenstien went across the street to an unlocked Wells Fargo bank, where he opened empty drawers and cabinets, deputies said.
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According to deputies, the Wells Fargo Bank alarm security system notified the sheriff's office of a "bank robbery in-progress," adding that there was a masked man inside the bank.
By the time deputies arrived, the suspect was already gone.
Vanhonhenstien was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, and charged with burglary since he left empty-handed, deputies said.
Vanhonhenstien being arrested by the Martin County Sheriff's Office. (Photo: Martin County Sheriff's Office)
At this time, deputies are still trying to figure out why the bank door was left unlocked and why the bank's alarm system called an "in-progress robbery" on a burglary that happened at a closed bank an hour before. The alarm company later confirmed, however, that they waited at least an hour before calling the sheriff's office, according to deputies.
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FOX 35 is working to get more details, as the burglary is still under investigation.