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| Deputies: Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten | |
| 2009-05-17 | |
| 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 |
| #7 This has "FRUIT VS. VEGETABLE" written all over it. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-05-17 22:32 |
| #6 LOL...Steve's a peel comment. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-05-17 20:44 |
| #5 "nice try kid, looks like you're carrying a plantain" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-05-17 20:42 |
| #4 Oh, that one hurt, Steve S. I wish I'd thought of it. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-05-17 20:33 |
| #3 Mabe says deputies took pictures of the peel. Kid may be convicted, but I bet he gets off on a peel. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-05-17 19:37 |
| #2 Now he has no bananas. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-05-17 19:26 |
| #1 "Jail officials say he doesn't have an attorney." Or a clue, apparently. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2009-05-17 09:28 |