Police arrest third suspect in attempted bank robbery

PANAMA CITY -- Panama City Police Thursday announced the arrest of a third suspect accused of participating in an attempted bank robbery in April.

Michael Kenny Tew, 27, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of principal to attempted robbery in connection with the attempted robbery of the Innovations Federal Credit Union branch on Jenks Avenue April 17. Police obtained a warrant for Tew’s arrest on April 23, and an officer arrested him Wednesday sleeping in his car in parking lot on Luverne Avenue.

Tew is suspected of driving William Riley and Harold Easley to the bank to commit the robbery attempt. Riley and Easley were arrested previously, and they are charged with attempted robbery and principal to attempted robbery, respectively.