Surveillance video captured the moments when a marijuana dispensary in Oklahoma City’s Paseo District was robbed at gunpoint Friday evening, with one suspect in custody and another still at large. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelNicholas Pickens, an employee at The Paseo Cannabis Collective, was behind the counter during the robbery and shared his experience.”I’m still pretty jumpy. Like whenever I hear the door open, I kind of like, get a little scared,” Pickens said.The surveillance footage shows an interaction with customers that quickly escalated into an alleged armed robbery. Pickens initially thought the suspect was joking when he demanded everything in the store.”He was like just let me go and get everything in the store. And then I kind of like, laughed it off because I thought it was a joke. And then he, was like, no, for a and then he walked up to, like, the counter, and then he pulled something out of his waistband I didn’t see,” Pickens said. “And then he cocked it.”One of the suspects allegedly pulled out a gun, and moments later, the two men cleared merchandise from the shelves, with the stolen goods believed to be valued between hundreds and $1,000. The entire encounter was captured on video.”It was just really scary. I couldn’t do anything even after they, like, ran out of the door. I just stayed back there with, like, my hands up like that. And it was hard,” Pickens said.After the suspects fled, Pickens locked the door and contacted his manager, who then called the police. Management confirmed that police have one suspect in custody, but the search for the second suspect continues.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.”I hope they catch him. It was a stupid decision to do all that,” Pickens said.Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the police. KOCO 5 will follow up with police on Monday for any new details regarding the investigation.Top Headlines An Arizona resident has just died of the plague – Here’s what to know about this disease How handwritten notes led rescuers to missing California mother and son 3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100 Alert issued for woman missing from Oklahoma City since July 14 Man convicted of killing two Indiana teenage girls transferred to Oklahoma prison
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Surveillance video captured the moments when a marijuana dispensary in Oklahoma City’s Paseo District was robbed at gunpoint Friday evening, with one suspect in custody and another still at large.
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Nicholas Pickens, an employee at The Paseo Cannabis Collective, was behind the counter during the robbery and shared his experience.
“I’m still pretty jumpy. Like whenever I hear the door open, I kind of like, get a little scared,” Pickens said.
The surveillance footage shows an interaction with customers that quickly escalated into an alleged armed robbery. Pickens initially thought the suspect was joking when he demanded everything in the store.
“He was like just let me go and get everything in the store. And then I kind of like, laughed it off because I thought it was a joke. And then he, was like, no, for a and then he walked up to, like, the counter, and then he pulled something out of his waistband I didn’t see,” Pickens said. “And then he cocked it.”
One of the suspects allegedly pulled out a gun, and moments later, the two men cleared merchandise from the shelves, with the stolen goods believed to be valued between hundreds and $1,000. The entire encounter was captured on video.
“It was just really scary. I couldn’t do anything even after they, like, ran out of the door. I just stayed back there with, like, my hands up like that. And it was hard,” Pickens said.
After the suspects fled, Pickens locked the door and contacted his manager, who then called the police. Management confirmed that police have one suspect in custody, but the search for the second suspect continues.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
“I hope they catch him. It was a stupid decision to do all that,” Pickens said.
Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the police. KOCO 5 will follow up with police on Monday for any new details regarding the investigation.
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