A man was arrested Thursday morning after trying to rob a Dalton, Georgia, store with an airsoft pistol, according to a news release from the City of Dalton.
Witnesses said Steven Pizarro, 21, walked into Rose’s Discount store at 1205 N. Glenwood Avenue around 11:30 a.m., produced the airsoft pistol and demanded money from the store clerk. Store employees called 911 and Dalton police officers responded to the scene. Pizarro dropped his gun and was arrested when he was confronted by the officers, the release states.
Pizarro has been charged with armed robbery and three counts of aggravated assault.
An investigation of the incident is ongoing.