A Missouri man, Jacob Lowell Hessing, 26, has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to rob a local bank. His plan was thwarted when he found the front door locked. Hessing admitted to the attempted robbery of the Exchange Bank of Missouri in New Franklin on September 9, 2023. The incident began with concerned citizens reporting a masked man carrying an AR-style rifle in downtown New Franklin. Read: Indiana Man Arrested In Missouri Gets Over 23 Years For Cross-Country Meth Conspiracy Surveillance footage showed Hessing trying to enter the bank, but it was closed on a Saturday. He then f…