s.w.a.t. teams moved in. here s steve osunsami now. reporter: this was the terrifying scene at a wells fargo bank in the suburbs north of atlanta. inside, a man claiming he had an explosive in his backpack was holding hostages. outside, a small army of snipers had their guns aimed at the bank. a lone male subject went into the bank and advised that he had a quantity of explosives on his person. reporter: we re learning tonight the suspect had a history of mental health issues and called our partners at atlanta station wsb tv, with a list of demands. he told them he was brian easley, and was a former marine who served two tours in iraq, that he was about to become homeless and had a disagreement with his local v.a. i m going to be out on the street. and i m not going to have money for food or anything. i m going to be homeless, and i m going to starve. reporter: a bank employee, being held hostage, was also on the phone.