A report in the Pocono Record newspaper said an attempted robbery in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, went bad for the alleged robber.
“Police say Joshua Eastman, 28, of East Stroudsburg was unloading groceries at his car shortly before 12:45 a.m. today when Reneau Jean Jacques, 17, of 77 Symphony Circle, East Stroudsburg, pointed a handgun at him and demanded that he hand over his money.
“Eastman looked around for help or someone to yell to. The alleged robber continued to demand money. Eastman replied that he did not have any money – that he used a debit card to pay for his purchases.
“Jacques became more threatening, pointing the gun and using a more menacing tone of voice.
“Eastman then took out his wallet and pushed the door of his truck more open to put it between himself and the suspect. Jacques pointed his gun at Eastman’s face.
“Eastman dropped his wallet and started ducking down. Jacques fired a shot that went through the window of the door almost striking Eastman and causing flying glass from the car window to cut his face.
“Eastman pulled out a handgun he was carrying and fell to the ground. He returned fire under the truck’s door with his pistol while the teen continued to fire his weapon.
“Eastman shot Jacques in the lower leg and foot. Then Eastman ran back toward the store as the teen fled towards Friendly’s restaurant.”
Jacques was charged as an adult with attempted murder, robbery, aggravated assault, crimes committed with guns and illegal possession of a gun, all felonies, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. He could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, attempted murder.
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