Flower shop clerk takes gun from armed robber
A flower shop clerk turned the tables on an armed man trying to rob the store. According to police, 33-year-old Keith Martin got into an argument with an employee during the attempted robbery on Avenue
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Jun 2, 2015, 5:34 PM
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Updated 3,572 days ago
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A flower shop clerk turned the tables on an armed man trying to rob the store.
According to police, 33-year-old Keith Martin got into an argument with an employee during the attempted robbery on Avenue J last Friday night.
They say it wasn't long before the worker managed to take the gun from Martin and held him there until officers arrived. News 12 obtained a photo of the scene.
Martin is facing charges for robbery, menacing, assault, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon.
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