The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is working with Smith County officials after a bank robbery attempt Monday morning.
The robbery was reported at the Farmers National Bank at 133 South Main in Kensington. Deputies said a woman walked into the bank and reported that two men were forcing her to rob the bank. She was carrying a bag that she said contained a bomb. She also claimed that her infant daughter was abducted by the two men who left the area while she was inside the bank. Deputies found the woman outside the bank and questioned her.
The KBI said a 51-year-old woman from Agra was arrested. Agents determined that the woman does not have an infant daughter and there was no abduction. The device that was found was not a bomb. The woman is facing charges for aggravated robbery with a dangerous weapon, aggravated criminal threat, and two counts of interference with law enforcement. She was booked into the Smith County jail, and the FBI is expected to join the case so federal charges can be considered.
