Claypool Man Arrested For Attempted Robbery After Saying Sorry
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Staff Report-
A Claypool man was charged with attempted robbery Saturday after returning to apologize to the clerk he initially tried to rob. On Saturday at about 4:45 p.m., Warsaw Police were notified of a robbery in progress at Freedom Express gas station, 425 S. Argonne Road, Warsaw. The station attendant told them that a white male entered the store and said he had a gun and demanded all the money in the register, but then left the business. He was described as wearing a green hooded sweatshirt and a camouflage baseball cap, and was walking southbound. Officers were checking the area when the attendant called back and said that the suspect had returned and was in the lot in a red pickup truck. Warsaw officers arrived and took the suspect into custody. The suspect, Joseph J. Bradley, 53, of Claypool, told officers that he was only joking and did not have a gun. After interviewing Bradley, officers determined that he did intend to rob the gas station, but when he did he felt bad about it and left, but then returned to apologize to the attendant. Bradley was transported to the Kosciusko County Jail and charged with attempted robbery, a Class C felony.
