15-year-old arrested in attempted armed robbery in Terra Bella

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 15-year-old lad was arrested aft allegedly attempting an equipped robbery astatine a Terra Bella convenience store Tuesday evening, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office announced.

Deputies study conscionable earlier 10:15 p.m. they responded to an attempted equipped robbery astatine the Family Foods and Gas Station successful the 9500 Block of Road 236 successful Terra Bella.

Responding units reported a 15-year-old lad had gone wrong to drawback an point earlier giving a enactment to the cashier demanding money. Meanwhile, the lad gestured toward his satchel with a weapon inside.

Investigators accidental the lad threw coins astatine the clerk earlier moving off. He was soon recovered adjacent and detained without incidental by deputies.

The sheriff's bureau reports a weapon was recovered connected him, and was yet booked connected charges related to attempted robbery.

Anyone with accusation connected this incidental is asked to interaction the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office astatine 559–733–6218.