The Knoxville Division of the FBI and Chief Sterling Owen IV of the Knoxville Police Department are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the man who robbed a Knoxville bank today.

The robbery happened about 12:45 p.m. this afternoon, when the man entered the Home Federal Bank located at 4900 N. Broadway in Knoxville and presented a demand note and threatened to have an explosive device, said Stacie Bohanan, an FBI spokeswoman.

Witnesses described the robber as a black male about 30 to 35 years of age, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 230 to 250 pounds. The robber was wearing blue jean shorts, a white, short-sleeve shirt and a navy blue visor. After obtaining an undetermined amount of money, the man left in a white, full-size pickup truck last seen heading north on Broadway, Ms. Bohanan said.

A reward is being offered for any information which leads to the arrest of the robber. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 865-544-0751 or the Knoxville Police Department at 865-215-7212.