John H. Searls faces a felony robbery charge and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, according to a Montgomery County grand jury report.
Searls was arrested May 1 within five minutes of the attempted robbery reported at the bank, 40 N. Main St., records show.
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During police questioning regarding the bank incident, he allegedly admitted to setting six fires in the city, police said. He was charged with arson May 2 through Dayton Municipal Court.
He remains in the Montgomery County Jail, where he has been held without bond since his May 1 arrest.
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