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December 30, 2009 in Idaho
Idaho barista fends off robber with gun; arrest made
A 17-year-old boy was arrested this morning following an attempted holdup of a coffee stand in Coeur d’Alene in which the barista pulled a gun on the would-be robber.
A plainclothes deputy sheriff for Kootenai County was in the area of the robbery serving civil papers when a radio broadcast went out alerting officers to the incident.
The robber had a gun in the attempt to take money from Sunshine Espresso at Ironwood Drive and Government Way, but left without getting any cash.
The barista, Michelle Cornelson, said the robber showed a handgun and demanded money, but when a vehicle pulled into the lot for an order, it caused the robber to lower his gun, according to Coeur d’Alene police.
She told police she used the distraction to grab her own weapon and point it at the robber, ordering him to leave.
The plainclothes deputy spotted a male walking in the 200 block of East Locust Avenue about two blocks from the robbery, and held the suspect at gunpoint until other deputies arrived. The suspect was armed with a handgun, according to sheriff’s Major Ben Wolfinger.
The suspect’s name was not released because he is a juvenile, Wolfinger said. He was booked into the county juvenile detention center.
Returning farmland to a state of nature 
westside on December 30 at 8:42 a.m.
MORON, BORN LOOSER, TOO BAD HE DIDN’T POINT THE GUN AT THE COPS, WOULD HAVE SAVED US A LOT OF GRIEF YEARS FROMNOW WHEN HE KILLS SOMEONE…
bdr on December 30 at 9:41 a.m.
Sounds like the java houses and convenience stores need to hire cops for the late shift. (the criminals will just come to poppa) and it saves us the gas to chase them around.
heck our java workers get more trigger happy patrons than
Blackwater security in Iraq.
aspec on December 30 at 10:12 a.m.
Hey Spokesman.com! You completely missed the story. Maybe you should try actually reporting the news instead of making it up: http://www.kxly.com/news/22089081/detail.html
Ryan Pitts on December 30 at 11:15 a.m.
@aspec - Did you actually read both stories? Which part did we make up?
KXLY did a nice interview with the barista, and good for them for adding it. But the facts are the same in both stories.
ryanb on December 30 at 11:41 a.m.
Aspec, these stories are essentialy the same except for the fact that there are more details in the S-R story but no interview. I’m not following what you are trying to get at.
mikewsu on December 30 at 12:04 p.m.
And this is why we have laws allowing you to conceal carry at your home or place of work. (with or without a permit at these locations)
Nickatnyt on December 30 at 12:18 p.m.
Boo on the parents of this kid. He clearly doesn’t even have basic morals. I would bet a 20 spot that criminality runs in his family.
dukkandpooh on December 30 at 12:22 p.m.
Good for her! Let’s hope she doesn’t lose her job like the pharmacist at Shopko.
spokanada on December 30 at 1:21 p.m.
The Pharmacist broke from procedure/protocol. Try doing that at your job. He deserved to get fired.
bdr on December 30 at 1:23 p.m.
brings a whole new meaning to (java shots) !
do you take one or two?
DrChas on December 30 at 2:35 p.m.
Reply to spokanada:
Just the same, I’ll never patronize Shopko again. I’m not wired as one of you “By The Book” folks! The robber with the gun at Shopko posed a public danger and Shopko would compromise that for a rule that saves them a few bucks on potential workers’ comp. injury claims? Nah, not for me!
spokanada on December 30 at 2:38 p.m.
By pursuing a man with a gun there is a higher chance of an accident.
What happens if you were shopping at shopko when this happened and in the strugge your kids accidentally get shot. You could then sue Shopko for millions.
Why risk that scenario to recover a couple hundred dollars.
soundbarrier on December 31 at 6:06 p.m.
AxE, I bet if she offered the kid a job, he would not accept. Guys like that are TOO LAZY to get a job. He had no qualms about shoving a gun in someone’s face unnprovoked. Besides, why should he get rewarded with a job for threatening someone with a gun? He deserved to get arrested.