Abilene woman honored by police after fighting off serial bank robber

An Abilene woman is being honored for protecting her co-worker by attacking a man now wanted for three bank robberies.

One brave citizen, said Police Chief Stan Standridge.

Jill Beatty, 60, was the first person to arrive at First State Bank on Sept. 24.

As she went to unlock the door, a man jumped out of the bushes with a gun and forced her inside.
She spent 15 minutes inside the bank, alone with the robber, before a co-worker arrived.

She is a remarkable citizen. She showed remarkable calm. She never lost her head. She in fact negotiated with him, said Standridge.