WEST PALM BEACH, F.L. — An 8-year-old boy is accused with an armed robbery attempt at a store in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Authorities say he entered the Kings Foods and Meats Bazaar wearing a motorcycle helmet and a sweater covering his mouth and walked right up to the clerk demanding cash.
The boy was caught and disarmed by the store clerk and co-worker and later admitted to police he had stolen the gun from his mother’s purse.
He was charged with attempted armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated assault but the state is not pressing charges.
The boy has been ordered to stay away from the store and must attend a court-mandated diversion program. The mother has promised to keep her gun locked away in a safe.
