Teh One Who Knocks
02-19-2014, 12:15 PM
by Regina Zilbermints - The Des Moines Register
The BB gun a would-be robber pointed during at attempt to hold up a Des Moines Taco John’s apparently didn’t fool the employee behind the counter.
And when the man racked the slide and tried firing the gun, nothing happened. The gun wasn’t loaded, authorities said.
The botched attempt at a robbery occurred around 7:30 p.m. at Taco John’s, 2727 SW Ninth St.
A man walked into the restaurant when no other customers were inside and approached the counter.
“Give me everything you got,” he reportedly told an employee while pointing a gun at him.
The gun was a BB gun with the orange tip painted black, an employee later told police.
“I don’t have anything for you,” one of the clerks reportedly responded. “And plus, that’s a BB gun.”
The suspect denied it and racked the slide and fired the gun, police reports show. But the gun apparently wasn’t loaded, authorities said.
The suspect left the store and fled on foot. No arrests have been reported.
The BB gun a would-be robber pointed during at attempt to hold up a Des Moines Taco John’s apparently didn’t fool the employee behind the counter.
And when the man racked the slide and tried firing the gun, nothing happened. The gun wasn’t loaded, authorities said.
The botched attempt at a robbery occurred around 7:30 p.m. at Taco John’s, 2727 SW Ninth St.
A man walked into the restaurant when no other customers were inside and approached the counter.
“Give me everything you got,” he reportedly told an employee while pointing a gun at him.
The gun was a BB gun with the orange tip painted black, an employee later told police.
“I don’t have anything for you,” one of the clerks reportedly responded. “And plus, that’s a BB gun.”
The suspect denied it and racked the slide and fired the gun, police reports show. But the gun apparently wasn’t loaded, authorities said.
The suspect left the store and fled on foot. No arrests have been reported.