Don't Take Fingers to a Gun Fight
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:36 pm
https://nbc-2.com/news/state/2021/10/19 ... nger-guns/Florida man arrested for trying to rob Waffle House with finger guns
MADISON COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man was arrested for trying to rob a Waffle House with finger guns.
Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies said Eward Rodriguez was arrested for an unarmed robbery and assault.
An employee with the Waffle House on Bandit Street in Madison called 911 after the incident at around 8:09 p.m. on Monday. Madison County deputies said that no one was injured and the suspect got into a car and left the parking lot.
Multiple deputies responded and witnesses told them that a white man wearing a gray hoodie, dark jeans, and a dark hat went into the Waffle House with his dog. Investigators with the sheriff’s office said he started shouting “get on the ground, y’all are getting robbed.” The suspect also said he was “high and drunk” before grabbing some napkins and walking out.
Deputies said the suspect didn’t appear to have any weapons but did raise his hands with his fingers in the shape of a gun.
Investigators said they identified Rodriguez as the suspect from witness descriptions and video surveillance. He was found at his Madison home on Dinkins Street. Deputies said he did admit that he was at the Waffle House “to get some napkins” and said he was going to rob the restaurant.
Rodriguez was arrested and taken to the Madison County Jail.
Madison County is 201 miles from Niceville