I meant it figuratively not literally.
Robbery suspect takes meaning of 'stick-up' too far
By Lise Fisher & Karen Voyles
Usually robbers carry guns and knives. But one recent robbery suspect took a different approach.
By Lise Fisher & Karen Voyles
Usually robbers carry guns and knives. But one recent robbery suspect took a different approach.
He used a tree branch, police reported.
Gainesville police arrested Tony Bernard Williams, 40, of Gainesville for armed robbery of a gas station off South Main Street over the weekend. Williams was being held at the Alachua County jail on a $150,000 bond.
Williams walked up to the two victims and then pulled the tree branch out from under his shirt, according to an arrest report. He also claimed he had a gun and told the two to hand over the store's cash.
But police, investigating the robbery, set up a perimeter in the area and stopped Williams. The two people in the store both identified him as the tree branch-carrying bandit, police say.
Also found on Williams was some of the stolen money, said police spokeswoman Officer Summer Hallett.
Also found on Williams was some of the stolen money, said police spokeswoman Officer Summer Hallett.
