According to the Paducah Police Department, a 20-year-old woman was making a deposit at the night deposit box at Regions Bank on Broadway, when a man ran from Broadway and threatened her with a piece of rebar. The man demanded the woman's money and tried to hit her with the bar.
Police said the two fell to the ground and were struggling when 26-year-old Jason Sesock ran over from the sidewalk and hit the man with his skateboard. Sesock hit the man’s arms and the victim grabbed the rebar and hit the would-be robber in the head. The suspect then fled on foot.
The woman sustained an injury to her wrist and was treated at the scene by Mercy Ambulance personnel. Sesock was not injured.
The suspect is described as a white man with shaggy hair, 5-feet-10 and 160 pounds, wearing black shorts and a khaki-colored shirt and no shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Paducah Police Department at 270/444-8550 or Crime Stoppers at 443-TELL.
