Should These People Be Charged with Battery?
Office Depot employee, Shaun Philistin, was disgruntled with his manager and was planning to rob the store's cash in revenge. Last week, with his friend, William Clairvin, Philistin put his dastardly plan into action.
On July 22nd, about an hour before the store opened, two masked men (that is, Clairvin and Philstin) confronted the manager. Tied up and confronted with violent behavior, the manager told the two masked villains to take what they wanted. Then it all started to go pear shaped. As the men left the manager's office, the door automatically shut and locked behind them. Obviously still fired up, the men tied up two employees, before trying, unsuccessfully, to get back into the officer.
By now the police had been called, and the two friends fled the scene towards their getaway car - a Cadillac. Unfortunately for them, they had to ask for jumper cables to start the car. Apparently the Cadillac belongs to Philistin and always has to be started from under the hood. Perhaps that should be Philistine with an 'e'...
Both men face charges of armed robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, grand theft, false imprisonment and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.