SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man accused of tearing off a piece of aluminum foil at a pharmacy is on trial in Spokane.
KXLY reports that what could have been a shoplifting case turned into a robbery charge because the man is accused of pepper-spraying a security guard who tried to stop him.
The 26-year-old defendant, David Hickam, has a history of theft and could face up to five years in prison if convicted.
Police say he went into a Rite-Aid stored, picked up a box of aluminum foil, tore off a sheet, put it in his pocket and tried to walk out of the store.
