Not many robbers can count King Arthur's legendary sword in their arsenal.
Authorities say Brian Young claimed he was armed with Excalibur when he reportedly held up a Subway restaurant on Mariner Boulevard Sunday night.
When the call came in at 6:22 p.m., Deputy Dustin Mormando recognized the suspect's description.
The deputy had been in the sandwich shop earlier that day and said Young came in, filled a cup with ice and then lingered outside.
He recognized 56-year-old Young from past experience as a transient who lived in the nearby woods.
A clerk, Jennifer Grispo, told the deputy that Young entered the store and approached the cash register where she was standing. "Give me all of your money," he reportedly said. "Don't try anything funny because I've got an Excalibur."
Grispo emptied $440 into a plastic Subway bag and handed it over.
Young allegedly told Grispo and another clerk to walk with him out the back door and when they got outside, Young bolted into the woods, a report shows.
The other clerk backed up Grispo's account and added that she recognized Young as the guy who had been coming in for ice the past few days. Mormando reported that the suspect was casing the store.
A Brooksville Police employee, Michael Pizzino, was also in the area. He alerted a deputy that he had seen a suspicious man tuck a bag of money under his shirt and run into Mariner Lanes Bowling Alley.
Following that tip, two deputies searched the bowling alley and came across Young sitting at the bar.
A K-9 deputy and his police dog also conducted a search that led from the back door to the bowling alley.
The money was returned to Subway and Young was charged with unarmed robbery.
Source: TBO.com