Police say a man carrying a loaded rifle attempted to rob
two stores before being arrested.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports that 64-year-old Ernest
Pate was charged on Sunday with attempted robbery with a firearm and other
charges.
A Marion County Sheriff's Office report says Pate was
wearing all black and carrying the AK-47 on Saturday when he entered two
different stores.
In the first, a clerk told police he was kneeling behind
the counter restocking cigarettes when a man armed with a rifle entered and
briefly talked with two patrons before leaving.
Deputies say Pate next went to a neighboring store and
asked an employee if they were "ready to be robbed." Officials say
Pate then said he was joking and left.
Officers later found Pate walking down the street and
located the weapon
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