AC Casino Robbery Foiled

A 25-year-old man faces charges that he tried to rob Resorts Casino in Atlantic City.

John Pannell was arrested by security at Resorts Atlantic City shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The Absecon man walked up to a cashier cage and handed the cashier a plastic bag and a note that read, "Don’t make me do something that I will regret," authorities said.

The note demanded the cashier put $100 and $50 bills into the bag. But State Police said Pannell was apprehended before he could get any money.

Pannell is held on $75,000 bail. It’s not immediately clear whether he had hired a lawyer.

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