I'm Trying To Open A Bank Account! Why Are You Calling The Law On Me?

Georgia doctor had the law called on him at a local bank.

An Atlanta based doctor is angry over the law being called on him. He was in a Henry County, Georgia bank when bank employees called the law on him when he tried to open up an account.

The doctor says all he wanted to do was open a bank account, but minutes later, he says he found himself face-to-face with the law after a bank worker called 9-1-1.

"Until it happens to you, you never know what it was feel like," said Anthony Onyegbula, who spends most of his days treating cancer patients as a doctor in Henry County.

But Thursday afternoon he spent part of his day under suspicion of being a potential criminal.

"They said I was suspicious, I was wearing a hat, and they thought I wanted to rob the bank, and I was kike, 'What?'' Onyegbula said.

The doctor told the junk food media he was at the United Community Bank in Henry County.

While he was on the phone with his wife, an employee was on the phone with 9-1-1.

Caller: He went to the front door and he's been on his phone, and, I, um, called from my phone to tell the employees to lock the front door.

"I looked at the door and it said close at 4:30 and my time say about 2:15, 2:10, I'm like what happened?" Onyegbula said.

Caller" He's been on his phone out front. And we have no cars in the parking lot. He's a walker. So, I feel like he's up to no good.

United Community Bank is a regional bank in the Southeastern United States. They are doing damage control after an employee called the law on a Black doctor.

Onyegbula and his wife left the bank and went to another bank. They didn't realize that at the time, the law was in hot pursuit. They would be in confrontation with the couple.

"Here come the same police, came inside the bank, now it's two of them, and they said they told the manager to clear the room, because they wanted to talk to us."

The doctor was questioned and then released.

The doctor wold be angry and embarrassed by the whole ordeal.

The regional president for United Community Bank sent the junk food media a statement.

"For privacy reasons, we do not comment publicly about the details of any customer or potential customer transactions. However, providing excellent customer services is our top priority and we are disappointed that we didn't deliver that to Drs. Onyegbula and Tedga in this case. This afternoon we were able to speak directly with Drs. Onyegbula and Tedga to personally apologize for the misunderstanding. We are glad for the opportunity to connect and improve, and hope to have an opportunity to earn their business in the future."