Man robs store armed with a chainsaw, flower pot on his head
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 02/12/2014 08:20 AM [ Comments ]
An Australian teen wearing a flower pot on his head, terrified clerks inside a 7-11 by brandishing a chainsaw during a drunken robbery attempt.
According to the Queensland Times, the chainsaw was running at the time, the man lunged at the store attendants, who retreated into a back room.
Police allege the man then used the chainsaw to damage a window and several display racks in the shop, before exposing his buttocks to the store attendants. He is accused of damaging a parked vehicle upon fleeing the scene.
The man made demands for money, but left the store only with a bottle of soft drink and the chainsaw.
Steven Frank Steele was later arrested and charged with one count of armed robbery along with multiple other charges. The teen was remanded into custody and ordered held over until his March 3 court date.
Police allege the man then used the chainsaw to damage a window and several display racks in the shop, before exposing his buttocks to the store attendants. He is accused of damaging a parked vehicle upon fleeing the scene.
The man made demands for money, but left the store only with a bottle of soft drink and the chainsaw.
Steven Frank Steele was later arrested and charged with one count of armed robbery along with multiple other charges. The teen was remanded into custody and ordered held over until his March 3 court date.
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