Albuquerque, New Mexico

From Albuquerque‘s KOBtv.com of September 25, 2005

Clerk at bookstore stopped robbery with gun

An Albuquerque woman faces armed robbery and child abuse charges after she allegedly tried to rob an Albuquerque bookstore – but was stopped by a clerk at the store.

A criminal complaint says Victoria Weathers pulled out a knife and tried to rob Don’s Paperbacks.

The clerk, Elizabeth Johnson, complied at first as Weathers allegedly poked her in the stomach with the knife.

But when Weathers tried to leave, the complaint says, Johnson pulled a handgun from her leg holster and ordered her to stop.

Weathers immediately dropped the $160 and lay on the ground, police say.

Meanwhile, Johnson’s 9-year-old daughter, who was at the store, called 911 from a back room.

When police arrived, they arrested Weathers, who reportedly admitted to robbing the store.