Man Shot Attempting To Rob The Keg - from The Evening News

Todd, sounds like things got a little rough last weekend. I hope your employees are doing OK.


Man shot attempting to rob The Keg

A man is at University Hospital in Louisville recovering from a gunshot wound following an attempted robbery at The Keg Liquors, 617 E. Lewis and Clark Parkway, in Clarksville, according to a press release from the Clarksville Police Department.

James Allen Thomas allegedly entered the business at about 10:30 Friday night dressed in a dark hooded sweatshirt and wearing a Halloween mask similar to the one used in the movie “Scream.”

He approached the store clerk and allegedly displayed a large knife and demanded money. The clerk pushed the suspect back while a second clerk pulled a .32 caliber pistol and fired once at Thomas as he fled the store.

When police arrived, the clerk stated that he thought he had shot Thomas in the back. However, Thomas had left the area.

Around 11:40 p.m. Friday, a suspect matching Thomas’ description entered University Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back. He allegedly had given a false name to hospital employees when he was admitted.

The hospital notified the Clarksville Police Department, which had alerted area hospitals about a man who may be seeking treatment for a gunshot wound.

Thomas, 26, resides at 1803 Maxine Court in Clarksville. He also is wanted in Florida on a felony warrant for assisting a fugitive to escape, a police report says.

Thomas is still at University Hospital where doctors were able to remove the bullet from his back. He is being held on the fugitive warrant by Kentucky and charges from Clarksville will be forthcoming.

It sucked. Everyone is doing fine here, we were just a bit shaken up with the incident. We went almost 40 years with no issues like this, and this jerk decides to try and get some easy money. Unfortunately for him, he found out it was not easy. Hopefully the press release will deter the next dumb ass from attempting something like that again.

Glad to hear that everyone is ok. That is a frightening experience I'm sure.

Ain't it amazin' that said dumb ass thought he could cross a state line and no one in the hospital would ask questions? usually they go to Indiana from here thinking they will not get caught!!

They didn't believe him when he said he accidentally shot himself in the back while cleaning his gun?

An unsettling incident that could easily have turned tragic...at least the only one harmed was the perpetrator.

Glad to hear everyone is well.
MY GOD!
makes me want to get a concealed weapons permit.
and I hate guns.

the old adage rings true
"don't bring a knife to a gun fight"

the old adage rings true
"don't bring a knife to a gun fight"

Unless you're Luke Skywalker. Fortunately, this man obviously wasn't.

All of our staff are instructed to give money in a robbery situation. And to cooperate fully. We have a panic button, and the local police dispatch number (they are three blocks away). Give the money and let the police take over. The safety of my staff is ABSOLUTE top priority.(heck, my wife and I both work behind the counter too)

I'm glad the man lived. Killing someone for a few hundred bucks isn't ok in my book, whether it is a robber killing a shopkeep, or a shopkeep killing a robber. Hopefully, he'll turn around his life while in prison. But, it might just end up him suing the establishment and making some lawyers rich.

On that note, I have had one staff member at Rays who has a concealed/carry license, and I really wouldn't have wanted to be the poor guy who decides to rob us on one of those days he is working. I doubt my guy would use the weapon, unless necessary, but what are these people thinking when they try to rob stores? Really, they're not thinking, and most of them are simply drug addicts who need their next "fix."

It does suck when this kind of stuff happens. I'm very glad everyone in the establishment is ok! Very glad.