Barista turns the table on gun-toting would-be robber

Barista turns the table on gun-toting would-be robber

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by Associated Press

KTVB.COM

Posted on December 31, 2009 at 3:56 PM

Updated Friday, Jan 1 at 11:00 PM

 

COEUR D'ALENE -- A teen attempting to rob an espresso stand in northern Idaho met his match in a gun totin' barista.

Police say the 17-year-old confronted Sunshine Espresso owner Michelle Cornelson with a gun at about 6:20 a.m. on Wednesday, demanding all her money.

Cornelson has been hunting since she was a little girl and says she remained calm as a customer pulled up to the other side of her kiosk, distracting the teen.

Cornelson quickly whipped out her 9 mm Kel-Tec firearm -- a Christmas present from her husband -- scaring the teen off before calling police.

A Kootenai County sheriff's deputy was nearby after picking up a beverage at the stand and caught the suspect, who was later transported to a juvenile detention center.

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