TUPELO – A man from Arkansas has been extradited to Tupelo and charged in connection with an attempted break-in at a bank ATM, according to the Tupelo Police Department.
Police said Farmers & Merchants Bank at 1803 W. Main St. reported an attempted break-in of its ATM on March 16, 2026.
During the investigation, Tupelo detectives worked with multiple law enforcement agencies, including police departments in Pelham, Alabama; Dallas; Booneville; Pontotoc; and Bentonville, Arkansas, as well as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the St. Francis County, Arkansas, Sheriff’s Department, authorities said.
After further investigation, 30-year-old Edwin Abraham Cardenas Figuera of Bentonville, Arkansas, was arrested April 6 by Bentonville police and extradited to Tupelo, according to police.
Authorities said Cardenas Figuera was charged with attempted grand larceny.
At an initial appearance April 10 in Tupelo Municipal Court, Judge Jay Weir denied bond, police said.
