74-year-old US woman charged in armed robbery of credit union was scam victim, family says

This image made from Fairfield Township, Ohio, Police Department body camera video shows Ann Mayers waiting outside of her home with police on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hamilton, Ohio. The 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives. — Fairfield Township Police Department via AP

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio: A 74-year-old woman charged in the armed robbery of an Ohio credit union last week is a victim of an online scam who may have been trying to solve her financial problems, according to her relatives.

Ann Mayers, who had no previous run-ins with the law, faces counts of aggravated robbery with a firearm and tampering with evidence in Friday’s robbery in Fairfield Township, north of Cincinnati. She remained jailed April 24 on a US$100,000 (RM478,350) bond pending an initial court appearance, and court records don’t list an attorney for her.