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Man robs store, caught when wheelchair gets stuck in sand, police say
Chiefland police officers said a man in a wheelchair held up a convenience store with a knife and told the store clerk police would not arrest a handicapped person, the Gainesville Sun reports.
A few minutes later, the suspect was arrested after police found him sitting in his wheelchair, which had gotten stuck in the sand behind the store. Police said he was drinking a Bud Light Lime when they found him.
John Christopher Champion, 22, of Chiefland, was arrested by the Chiefland Police Department on charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery.
The holdup happened inside the Chevron at 607 S. Main St. in Chiefland. Police said the incident was recorded on surveillance cameras, but the employee who had access to the surveillance system could not immediately be contacted.
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