A baseball bat, a folded chair and a football tackled ended this robbery attempt in Nipawin yesterday evening. (screen shot/Facebook)

By Susan McNeil

Robbery attempt foiled

Man sentenced to 5.5 years after thwarted armed robbery attempt in Nipawin

Feb 23, 2023 | 3:21 PM

The man who was stopped by several staff members as he attempted to rob a convenience store in Nipawin will do some lengthy jail time.

Robert McKay was given a 2,078 day jail sentence in Nipawin Provincial Court yesterday after pleading guilty to two of the nine charges he was facing.

McKay was convicted of robbery with a firearm and having a weapon contrary to an order.

In addition to the jail time, McKay was given a lifetime ban on owning or possessing any firearm, must submit his DNA to the national database, and the gun he used to try to rob the Par-a-Mart Esso was forfeited.

McKay was captured on store surveillance cameras as he went into the store on December 8 of last year pointing a gun at the clerk.

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As he went around the counter to attempt to empty the cash registers, one clerk can be seen tackling him to the ground, a second clerk hits him with a folded chair and the third clerk uses a baseball bat before they restrain him.

RCMP were called to the scene and arrested McKay without further incident.

The charges dropped included wearing a disguise, several gun-related charges, and failing to comply with a probation order.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com