Attempted bank thief causes woman’s heart attack. A 20-year-old North Carolina man is charged with murder, though he probably never even touched the victim. Larry Whitfield allegedly barged into the home of an elderly woman, causing her to have a heart attack, after he ran from police. Whitfield and a partner in crime advertised their plan to rob a bank by pulling out their rifles this week as they approached the doors of Fort Financial Credit Union. But Fort Financial locked its doors, leaving Whitfield and his accomplice stuck outside. Cops were called and when the getaway car crashed, Whitfield burst in on Mary Parnell, 79, hoping to hide there. He reportedly told Parnell he didn’t want to hurt her, ordering her to sit in a bedroom chair. But the fear she experienced apparently caused her death from cardiac arrest.  Whitfield was later arrested and is being held without bail. The prosecutor in his case says kidnapping, robbery and other crimes don’t have to involve violence to result in homicide charges.