'Gumby' walked into the store with another man. (Surveillance video) |
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Two robbery suspects, including one dressed as 'Gumby,' were charged with three misdemeanors Friday for allegedly trying to rob a San Diego convenience store.
Jacob Kiss and Jason Giramma, both 19, were ordered to appear in court Nov. 8 to answer to burglary charges.
Kiss surrendered to authorities last month after being caught on camera after midnight September 5 at a 7-Eleven store near Rancho Penasquitos, told KGTV he never used the words "robbery" or "gun" and that the incident was a joke.
Surveillance video shows a man, dressed as the TV character 'Gumby,' entering the store with another man and approaching the clerk.
The clerk at the store told police that Kiss demanded money, threatening to producer a gun if he did not comply.
Video shows Kiss reaching inside his suit, but he claims he was reaching for his wallet to pay for a pack of cigarettes -- not a gun.
His accomplice, identified as 19-year-old Jason Giramma, also turned himself in for driving the getaway car.
Police confiscated the costume.
Kiss alleges that he likes to wear the suit to cheer people up.
Jacob Kiss and Jason Giramma, both 19, were ordered to appear in court Nov. 8 to answer to burglary charges.
Kiss surrendered to authorities last month after being caught on camera after midnight September 5 at a 7-Eleven store near Rancho Penasquitos, told KGTV he never used the words "robbery" or "gun" and that the incident was a joke.
Surveillance video shows a man, dressed as the TV character 'Gumby,' entering the store with another man and approaching the clerk.
The clerk at the store told police that Kiss demanded money, threatening to producer a gun if he did not comply.
Video shows Kiss reaching inside his suit, but he claims he was reaching for his wallet to pay for a pack of cigarettes -- not a gun.
His accomplice, identified as 19-year-old Jason Giramma, also turned himself in for driving the getaway car.
Police confiscated the costume.
Kiss alleges that he likes to wear the suit to cheer people up.
