An SIU student was arrested and charged with attempting to rob Regions Bank on Wednesday afternoon. 

Alex  M. Hofmaier, a freshman studying pre-music, demanded money from a bank teller at Regions Bank at 601 E. Main St. Hofmaier, 19, left the bank on foot without receiving money or property, according to a Carbondale police news release. 

Officers responded to the bank at 12:16 p.m. for a call of an attempted bank robbery. Hofmaier was arrested without incident and was charged with robbery, police said.

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No weapon was displayed or recovered during the incident, according to the news release. Hofmaier was incarcerated at the Jackson County Jail.  

SIU spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith confirmed Hofmaier is a student. Police say he lives in Neely Hall.

Goldsmith said when a student is arrested, the Office of Student Rights and Responsibility will “take action based on the nature of the charges.”

Luke Nozicka can be reached at [email protected] or 618-536-3325.