AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — An 83-year-old man arrested for the robbery of a Mahoning Avenue bank Wednesday morning asked police how they found him so fast after he was caught, reports said.
Forrest Lytell was booked into the Mahoning County jail on a charge of robbery, a second-degree felony. He is expected to be arraigned Monday in Mahoning County Area Court in Austintown.
Reports said police answered a holdup alarm about 10:20 a.m. at a 4949 Mahoning Ave. bank where a teller said a man later identified as Lytell gave her a note saying, “Give me all the money or else.”
The teller complied and slipped in some bills that had a tracking device, reports said. Reports said Lytell took the money and left out the front door.
Police were able to track the money to an address in the double-digit block of South Anderson Avenue, near a wooded area. Police went there and an officer spotted Lytell near the wooded area, where he was taken into custody.
Lytell told police the money was in a shed in a nearby yard, reports said. Police looked there and found the money, reports said.
When asked if had anything to say, reports said Lytell replied, “How did you guys find me so fast?”
Lytell spoke with detectives before he was taken to the jail, reports said.
