LAWRENCE CO., Ill. by way of Indiana---Add a local man to the rash of bank robberies that have happened in the tri-state this past year or so.
Elmer Wiman, 66, of Bridgeport, is the latest to be accused of the crime of armed robbery, this after he was arrested yesterday (Tuesday, March 17) following what authorities say is an attempt to rob the Heritage Federal Credit Union on East Boonville-New Harmony Road in Evansville (Vanderburgh County, Indiana).
The alleged robbery attempt occurred at about 1:15 p.m. after Wiman was accused of walking into the place, placed a firearm on the counter, and demanded money.
Wiman took off on Highway 41 north, but was stopped at the Pilot Travel Center at the Haubstadt at the junction with Interstate 64. Responding authorities discovered a handgun, as well as a soft-side cooler...containing case. The amount wasn't disclosed.
Wiman subsequently confessed to the robbery and was taken into custody; his exact status tonight is unknown, but the charges are likely going to be as significant as those of the other robberies over the past several months...the ones that were caught, anyway.
Wiman has no discernable criminal history in Illinois; it's unknown what prompted him to act in the alleged robbery.