Police: Man Pointed Gun at Victim, Pulled Trigger in Mattress Giant Robbery
The gun misfired and no one was seriously injured in the May 28 robbery attempt, St. Louis County Police said.
A man accused of pointing a gun victim’s head and pulling the trigger faces criminal charges. The gun misfired and no one was injured in the May 28 robbery attempt at Mattress Giant, 6917 South Lindbergh Blvd. Darrell Bolden Jr, 37, of the 10100 block of Douglas Court in St. Ann, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. St. Louis County police said Bolden was wearing a ski mask when he went into Mattress Giant and pointed a handgun at the head of an employee talking on the telephone and demanded he hang up the phone. The employee hung up the phone and pushed the gun away from his head, according to the police report. The two struggled and Bolden forced the gun toward the…
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Evil McNasty
11:59 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
What ever happened to attempted murder charges, and using a firearm while commiting a felony, If someone pointed a gun at a Police officer or Obama,Pulled the triger and their was a missfire, I wounder what they would be charged with? I guess he will get probation or very little time and get paroled before he does half the time. Only to get out and buy a gun that works for his next robbery,only … more ›