You have heard the saying, never bring a knife to a gunfight, but apparently, this would-be robber did not.
One would think that if you were going to rob ANY PLACE in Texas, that would be a given, but I guess not.
According to KBMT-TV, 62-year-old William Coleman was shot after allegedly robbing a business and threatening a store clerk with a knife in the city of Beaumont.
He’s been charged with aggravated robbery, according to KBMT.
The Beaumont Police were notified of a robbery in progress at the Everest Food Mart late on the night of July 22, the station reported.
A store clerk had called the police to report that a man had entered the business and threatened her with a knife.
By the time they arrived, the man had been shot multiple times.
The robbery victim sustained only minor injuries in the incident, according to a police report published on Facebook.
A preliminary investigation of the shooting indicates the suspect displayed a knife and physically attacked the clerk before she shot him.
Coleman was taken to an area hospital. After his discharge, he was expected to be booked into the Jefferson County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Texas is one jurisdiction in which law-abiding patriots have the right to carry weapons far more deadly than knives.
Maybe this would-be robber will think about this next time he ever plans to commit a felony again.