Florida Man Chad Mitchell Waldrep, 48, of Hollywood, is heading to jail via the hospital after he decided to rob an arcade in Clewiston with a BB gun.
Officers with the Clewiston Police Department responded to reports of an attempted armed robbery at about 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to a press release posted to the department’s Facebook page.
Upon arrival, officers learned that a man, later identified as Waldrep, wearing a mask, walked into the arcade with a gun and demanded that everyone get on the ground.
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An armed security guard at the arcade wasn’t having it and fired a single shot at Waldrep before he fled the scene.
Police said officers did an area search of the scene and found a black BB gun which they believed to have been used by Waldrep during the robbery.
Shortly after, officers were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle parked at an apartment complex, with a man slumped over the steering wheel.
Upon the officer’s arrival, Waldrep drove off and led police on a vehicle pursuit in the vehicle that had been reported stolen.
After a short chase, Officers caught up with Waldrep and placed him in custody. After being arrested, Waldrep told officers he had been shot earlier in the morning.
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¹ A Florida man allegedly robs an arcade with a BB gun before getting shot and fleeing the scene. The suspect, Chad Mitchell Waldrep, was apprehended after a brief police chase and airlifted to the hospital with a gunshot wound.
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When officers checked to confirm his story, paramedics were called, and Waldrep was airlifted to Henry Regional Medical Center
Police said evidence collected during the attempted robbery investigation linked Waldrep, a convicted felon, to the armed robbery at the arcade.
“Calling in suspicious activity can play a critical role in preventing crime, solving crime, and saving lives,’ Clewiston Police Chief Tom Lewis said. “See something, say something.”
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Police are still conducting an investigation into the stolen vehicle, and additional charges are pending.
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