UPDATE 7/21/11
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WSAZ) – A guilty plea for a Floyd County man who tried to rob a Prestonsburg, Ky. bank dressed as a woman.

Last week, A U. S. District Court Judge in Pikeville signed the plea deal for Jonathan Hall, 49, of David and then sentenced him to three years in prison.

Hall pleaded guilty to attempting to commit bank robbery and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The attempted bank robbery happened at the BB&T Bank at Glynnview Plaza in May 2010.

Prosecutors said Hall walked into the bank, dressed as a woman and carrying a metal box. He asked about opening a safety deposit box, but the bank informed Hall they did not have safety deposit boxes; Hall then left.

A short time later, Hall re-entered the bank and asked about opening a checking account. Bank employees called police who arrived a short time later. At that point, Hall took off, but was quickly apprehended.

Prosecutors said Hall was carrying a .22 caliber handgun and purse containing explosives without a detonation device. They also said the metal box continued a demand note and more explosives, but no detonator.

Hall told police he needed money because his wife had cancer.

During the attempted robbery, Hall was wearing a wig, lipstick, sunglasses along with a long sleeved brown shirt and jeans.

Police say he first walked in to the BB&T Bank and asked about opening a safety deposit box. The bank informed Hall that they do not have safety deposit boxes, and he left. BB&T called the police following his exit because he was acting suspicious.

Hall then entered the bank a second time asking to open a checking account, BB&T then called the police again.

Police tell WSAZ.com that Hall was carrying a purse full of explosives, but it was not able to detonate.

Police also tell WSAZ.com Hall said his wife has cancer and he just lost his job.

"It's very sad that something terrible had to happen to cause him to do that," Judith Freels of Prestonsburg said. "He must have just been very depressed."

Prestonsburg Police Detective Steve Little says Hall was trying to disguise himself as a woman, wearing lipstick, glasses and a wig.

Hall was taken to the Pikeville Correctional Facility for questioning by the FBI. He has not been charged yet.

No one was hurt.

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Detectives say 49-year-old Jonathan Hall of David, Kentucky walked into the BB&T Bank at Glynnview Plaza with a gun in his pants and a bomb in his purse.

Police say he was wearing a wig and carrying a purse to disguise himself as a woman. The explosives were not rigged to go off.

No one was hurt in the incident, but police still have the area sealed off. We have a crew on the scene and will update this developing story as more information becomes available.

Our sister station, WYMT says that a man wearing a dress walked into the BB&T Bank branch claiming to have a gun and dynamite under his clothing.

The BB&T is located in the Glynnview Plaza near the Mountain Arts Center.

It's not known at this time how many people are actually inside the bank.

The emergency dispatcher told WSAZ.com that the street in front of the bank is closed and no traffic is allowed near the bank.

A WSAZ crew is on its way to Prestonsburg.

Anyone near the scene is encouraged to send e-pictures to news@wsaz.com.

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