ESCANABA — A Kalamazoo man charged with armed robbery of the Escanaba Hardee’s restaurant was bound over to Delta County Circuit Court recently.

Mark James Wilson, 59, of 10098 Woodlawn Drive, Kalamazoo, was bound over from Delta County District Court to circuit court on one count of armed robbery, a felony punishable up to life or any term of years. Wilson was arrested at the Hardee’s restaurant in Escanaba on July 9.

Local law enforcement agencies responded to a reported armed robbery attempt at the restaurant on July 9.

At about 11:35 a.m., Delta County Central Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a man had passed a note to a cashier at Hardee’s indicating he was robbing the restaurant. Wilson then entered the restaurant’s bathroom and held up there until authorities arrived on the scene. Escanaba Public Safety officers entered the restaurant and were eventually able to talk Wilson into exiting the bathroom without incident. No firearms were found.

Wilson’s bond was set at $500,000 cash/surety.

The alleged incident was his second robbery attempt in Escanaba in the last 10 years.

Wilson committed an unarmed robbery of Arby’s restaurant in Escanaba in 2009. He received a prison sentence of three years for that robbery.