A man attempting to steal a pendant pulled a gun on employees at a jewelry store in Nashville, police said.
The man even pointed the weapon at the manager’s head, News Channel 5 reported. Employees at the store in the Hillsboro Village neighborhood managed to disarm the suspect.
WZTV identified the store as Swarovski Jewelers. The suspect, Joshua Calvo, 40, was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a count of attempted theft of $2,500 or more, Nashville police said.
Authorities said Calvo tried to put the pendant, valued at $8,900, up his sleeve. The manager noticed and employees locked the door to prevent the man from fleeing.
At that point the man allegedly took out a gun and pointed it at the manager. An employee came up behind the suspect, got the gun away and wrestled him to the ground, according to police.
Calvo also faces several other charges. Police said that he was found with a $95 watch band taken from the store and that the gun he used was stolen. He also allegedly had drugs in his vehicle.
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