Woman charged for attempting to rob Forestdale bank, threatening manager with sexual assault notes
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FORESTDALE, AL (WBRC) - The woman was arrested during an attempted bank robbery on Wednesday morning has been formally charged.
Rachel Camille Calhoun, of Birmingham, is charged with first-degree attempted extortion and first-degree attempted theft.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a report of a robbery in progress at the Regions Bank branch on Tomahawk Road in Forestdale.
Police arrived on scene and found the 24-year-old woman still inside the bank.
Authorities say the woman passed a note to the manager demanding $6,000 from the vault. The note read that, if the manager complied, he would be rewarded with a sexual favor, but if he refused she would claim that he had sexually assaulted her.
Calhoun remains in Jefferson County Jail with bond set at $10,000.
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