I missed this one on KTVB.com, did you? Who says Boise isn't a fun town! BOISE - A dramatic scene at a Boise gas station -- after two citizens helped stop an armed robbery with a six pack of beer.
It happened at the Jacksons store at Fairview Avenue near Liberty just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Police say James Edward Bridges, 46, walked into the store - went behind the counter, shoved a clerk and started grabbing money out of the cash register.
An off-duty jailer swung into action -- using a six pack of beer bottles -- whacking the suspect over the head.
James Bridges, 46, is charged with robbery, and assault and battery upon a law officer.
Another customer helped pin the suspect to the ground until police arrived. Police say Bridges resisted arrest – kicking and fighting – resulting in a battery on an officer charge – in addition to a felony count of robbery.
"We would never want anyone to risk their own safety, but this is a case where two citizens, acting quickly and decisively literally caught a criminal," Boise Police Lt. Ron Winegar said in a prepared statement.