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Police ID man accused of trying to rob Chesapeake bank

21-year-old Vontrell Rodgers was arrested shortly after he pulled a knife at the SunTrust on Volvo Parkway, police say.
Vontrell Rodgers, 21, was charged with Attempted Robbery, Wearing a Mask in Public & Entering a Financial with the Intent to Commit Larceny.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WVEC) -- A 21-year-old man is charged with trying to rob a bank in Chesapeake.

Vontrell Rodgers was arrested shortly after he pulled a knife at the SunTrust in the 100 block of Volvo Parkway, police say.

Witnesses told police he had an orange bandanna around his face when he demanded money from a teller around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27.

But when the employee hesitated, he left the bank and rode away on a bicycle, investigators noted.

When police arrived, they spotted him at a nearby Shell gas station, said Officer Kelly O'Sullivan.

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