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Bennett now faces felony charges of robbery and attempted robbery after the case was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in collaboration with the FBI.

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The woman was able to get into her car and flee the area, but before doing so managed to obtain a partial license plate of the suspect's white pickup truck as he fled the scene. He was unable to take anything from the woman, deputies noted.

"The suspect armed with a handgun, demanded her purse," LASD's statement said. "When the victim refused to hand over her purse, the suspect physically assaulted her with his fists."

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"Fearing the suspect was armed with a firearm, the teller complied with the suspects demands," the statement said. He allegedlly made off with several hundred dollars.

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He was located in Palmdale on Wednesday, Nov. 27 as he was driving the truck used in the attempted robbery days earlier. Deputies pulled him over and he was arrested.

Deputies were dispatched to the California Bank and Trust in Acton on June 21 after learning of a reported bank robbery, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Upon arrival, they learned that a man wearing a surgical mask approached a teller and "simulated that he had a firearm" before demanding that they fill a bag with money.

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"A search of the vehicle and a near-by residence he was believed to be staying at, revealed evidence believed to be used during both robberies," LASD said.

Months later, on Nov. 21 at around 9:30 a.m., deputies were sent to Northrup Gruman Credit Union, located in the 4100 block of Sierra Highway in Palmdale, LASD said.