Wednesday 9 January 2013

Police: gun in Florida used to prod livestock thief beats

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man was arrested after attempting to Rob a store with a cattle prod, but was stopped by an employee with a gun.

County Sheriff's Office Leon says that 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside Tallahassee on January 2, produced cattle prod and asked for money from the clerk. Officials say that has shocked the used several times before the clerk pulled a gun.

The authorities say Tomberlin escaped and another employee tried to restrain him, but eventually managed to escape in his truck. Deputies stopped Tomberlin truck, but he fled on foot.

The Sheriff's Office says Tomberlin was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery.

Jail records did not say whether Tomberlin was a lawyer. He was being held without bail.


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