Teens Arrested for BB Gun Heist

According to the SCPD, at 10pm on Sunday night, Nathan Connally stepped in front of a car wielding a gun in an Eastside neighborhood of Santa Cruz. The driver, who was also 18, came to a stop and was ordered to hand over his money. He did so, but as he looked at Connally and his 16-year-old accomplice, he realized that something wasn’t right. The gun he was holding didn’t look real. It was, in fact, a BB gun.
According to police, the driver grabbed the gun, and the two wannabe thieves ran off. Rather than pursue them, the driver called 911 and provided the police with a description of the assailants. Half an hour later they were arrested. They are now being held on suspicion of robbery, false imprisonment and conspiracy. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.