--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchy...@...> wrote: > > Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten > > 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. > > Winston-Salem authorities say 17-year-old John Szwalla entered the Internet > cafe Thursday and demanded money, saying he had a gun. > > 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. > > Mabe says deputies took pictures of the peel. Forsyth County Sheriff's office > spokesman Maj. Brad Stanley says deputies joked about charging Szwalla with > destroying evidence.
How to protect yourself from someone who attacks you with fresh fruit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w
