Caped man charged in robbery attempt
GAINESVILLE (AP) – Authorities say a man wearing a sleeping bag as a cape and carrying a screwdriver as a weapon tried to rob someone in the parking lot of a Gainesville business.
Police say 46-year-old Marcus Lee Mattox approached the intended victim early Sunday morning and asked for money. When the man refused, police say Mattox threw off the cape and pulled the screwdriver from his waistband. The other man quickly ran into a store and called 911.
Mattox was arrested a few blocks away and charged with attempted armed robbery.