Wisconsin ? A would-be thief came up empty-handed after trying to rob a nun who had taken a vow of poverty.

The man broke into the 61-year-old Catholic nun’s home shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, police said. When she told him she had no money, he forced her to drive him around in her car for almost an hour in search of money.

The two did not stop at a bank or cash machine because the Sinsinawa Dominican sister continued to tell the man she did not have any money or access to any.

Eventually, the man gave up and had the nun drop him off. She then drove to the Catholic school where she works and called police.

Police arrested the 41-year-old man later Tuesday on a probation violation and tentative charges of kidnapping, burglary, battery and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has not yet been charged.