A CASTROVILLE BUSINESS OWNER THWARTED AN ARMED ROBBERY ATTEMPT LAST WEEK. VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THURSDAY MORNINGS INCIDENT SHOWS A MAN PULL A GUN IN SAM’S SMOKE SHOP AND FISHING SUPPLY, WHEN THE WOULD BE ROBBER TRIED TO GO BEHIND THE COUNTER, A SCUFFLE FOR THE GUN BROKE OUT AS THE STORE OWNER WRESTLED IT AWAY, THE SUSPECT FLED THE PREMISES. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THAT D-N-A, FINGERPRINTS AND OTHER FORENSICS WILL LEAD TO THE ARREST OF THE SUSPECT, BUT ALSO WARN THAT IT IS BETTER TO COMPLY IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS AND TO LET POLICE HANDLE THE CRIMINALS.
