Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Attempted Armed Robbery In Huntington

  • {Huntington, West Virginia}...Cabell County Sheriff's Deputies say 34 year old Jay Pike of Huntington walked into the Prestera Center just outside Huntington city limits shortly before 9:00 Tuesday morning, pointed a gun at the staff and then threatened to start shooting if he did not get some drugs. Deputies say, when they arrived, Pike was passed out in the lobby with a BB gun in his hand inside a jacket pocket. Deputies say the BB gun didn't have the CO2 cartridge needed to actually fire it. Pike is charged with attempted armed robbery and attempting to commit robbery by using the threat of deadly force.