ROCKFORD — A 32-year-old Rockford man is being held in the Winnebago County Jail after allegedly attempting to rob the Associated Bank at 612 N. Main St. while naked.

According to a statement released by the Rockford Police Department, around 11:30 a.m. today, Ezekial Deanda entered the bank, approached a personal banker “while completely disrobed” and demanded money.

Deanda was found getting dressed in the bank’s basement restroom by police after fleeing the lobby area with an unspecified amount of cash.

Deanda spit on the officers during a brief struggle before being taken into custody. He is charged with robbery, resisting a police officer and aggravated battery of a police officer.

— Ben Stanley