Gunman Prays With Clerk Before Finishing Robbery
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Praying Robber
Indianapolis police say a gunman spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with the clerk at a check cashing business before fleeing with her cell phone and $20 from the register.
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Indianapolis police say a gunman spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with the clerk at a check cashing business before fleeing with her cell phone and $20 from the register.
Published: October 21, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis police say a gunman spent nearly 10 minutes on his knees praying with the clerk at a check cashing business before fleeing with her cell phone and $20 from the register.
Security video from the Advance America branch clearly showed the man’s face during yesterday’s stickup, and a 23-year-old man surrendered today on a preliminary charge of robbery.
According to the clerk, the robbery took an unusual turn after the gunman came around the counter as she began crying and then talked about God. The man said he had a 2-year-old child to support and asked for prayers about overcoming his hardships.
Sgt. Kevin Wethington says the clerk’s actions “certainly didn’t hurt” in preventing more troubles.
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Awesome! Let’s keep this young man in our prayers. He will pay a consequence,but perhaps some counseling is in order and it sounds like he needs a job. Sad.
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