N.C. teen tries to rob store with banana
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Authorities say a North Carolina teen who was thwarted as he tried to rob a store with a banana ate it before they could arrive.
Winston-Salem authorities say 17-year-old John Szwalla held the banana under his shirt when he entered the store Thursday, saying he had a gun and demanded money.
Owner Bobby Ray Mabe says he and a customer jumped Szwalla, holding him until deputies arrived. While they waited, Mabe says the teen ate the banana.
Mabe says deputies took pictures of the banana peel.
Forsyth County Sheriff's office spokesman Maj. Brad Stanley says deputies joked about charging Szwalla with destroying evidence.
Szwalla faces a charge of attempted armed robbery. Jail officials say he doesn't have a lawyer.
Okay, I'm going to throw a curve ball here and side with the bandit. How the hell can you get an armed robbery charge if you use a banana? I mean the joke destroying evidence charge would have actually made more sense than armed robbery. I mean if worse came to worse what was going to happen? Someone was going to get banana stabbed. Not a pleasant experience but not life threatening.
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