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Deputies: Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say a store owner and a patron thwarted a teen accused of trying to carry out a robbery by concealing a banana beneath his shirt to resemble a gun.Is that a banana in yer pants or are ya just glad ta see me? Winston-Salem authorities say 17-year-old John Szwalla entered the Internet cafe Thursday and demanded money, saying he had a gun. "Anybody moves ya get a 'nana in da ear!" The owner, Bobby Ray Mabe, said he and a customer jumped Szwalla, holding him until deputies arrived. While they waited, Mabe says the teen ate the banana. "What gun? aint yall ever seen a man eat a banana? Hokay, nobody moves or I trow da peel onna floor!" Mabe says deputies took pictures of the peel.
I can just see these pictures in the local crime museum. Szwalla faces a charge of attempted armed robbery. Jail officials say he doesn't have an attorney. Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-05-17 |
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