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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun.

The Leon County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside Tallahassee on January 2, produced the cattle prod and demanded money from the clerk. Officials say he shocked the clerk several times before the clerk pulled a handgun.

Authorities say Tomberlin fled and another employee tried to restrain him, but he eventually escaped in his truck. Deputies stopped Tomberlin's truck but he fled on foot.

The sheriff's office says Tomberlin was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery.

Jail records didn't say if Tomberlin had an attorney. He was being held without bail.


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    OneWonders wrote...
    Weird
    January 10, 2013 9:12 am
    Guns deter crime.
    Equal Justice, Not Social Justice.
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    poolman52 wrote...
    Something about bringing a knife...
    January 18, 2013 3:01 am
    to a gun fight! There is no perfect solution, but it seems responsible people should be able to be armed, otherwise only the criminals will be armed. Hopefully those robbed of their guns, after printed addresses, will be able to suit the pants off those responcible for printing that. This is one of the problems with lists and databases! "Your privacy is important to us!"
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