NORRISTOWN – A former Pottstown man now living in Norristown is awaiting his fate from a judge on charges he attempted to rob a financial institution in the borough. Sylvester West, 66, formerly of the 400 block of East High Street, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to a felony charge of attempted robbery in connection with the Dec. 19, 2023, attempted holdup at Tompkins Vist Bank in the 200 block of East High Street.