A man and his wife face burglary and theft charges after they tried to break into a bank safe, a crime lawmen say was caught by surveillance cameras.The suspects, Larry Mitchell Barnes and his wife, Donna Denean Barnes, are charged with burglary, attempt to commit theft over $60,000, attempt to commit theft, theft, and possession of a deadly weapon. They have been given Sept. 22 trial dates and are both free under $25,000 bonds.Their charges come after investigators say they tried to break into the vault at Security Federal Savings Bank located on Highway 55 near Morrison. According to sheriff’s investigator Kevin Murphy, the two were working as after-hours janitors at the branch and were therefore left alone in the bank, unsupervised except for surveillance cameras inside the building.Suspicion first was cast on the two when there were some minor thefts inside the building such as candy bars being sold for Relay for Life.
Couple tries bank vault break-in