CAUGHT ON CAMERA | Pennsylvania bank customer tackles attempted robber

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WNEP/CNN) -- Police in Pennsylvania took down a would-be bank robber Friday, after a bank customer literally took the suspect down during the attempted crime.

As surveillance video shows, the brave good samaritan didn't hesitate in stopping the robbery. The video shows Robert Sakosky walking into the Honesdale National Bank near Montdale, Pennsylvania just before noon Friday.

Two more people walk into the bank and remain standing near the door as they wait their turn. Scott Township police say that's when John Ryall rushed in wearing a mask and waving a gun to rob the place.

Ryall gets the clerk to put the money in a bag, but then suddenly Sakosky tackled Ryall forcing him to the floor where the two men struggled off camera.

When the men come out of the corner, Sakosky takes Ryall and again slams him to the floor, taking the gun from him and throwing the bag of money across the room.

When Sakosky manages to get Ryall's mask off then let's go, Ryall then heads straight out the doors and begins running away.

Sakosky went outside and directed police to where he was headed. Officers were able to charge Ryall after Sakosky and bank employees identified him as the robber.

Ryall faces a slew of charges including robbery and making terroristic threats. He is locked up in the Lackawanna County Prison and is due in court next week.