Terry Lee Cornwell, 41, of Bolingbrook, Illinois, is accused of robbing a Walgreens pharmacy by threatening the clerk with a "poison syringe." It turns out, the gentleman's syringe was filled with water. From Triblocal:
The pharmacist turned over 330 Hydrocodone pills, 46 morphine sulfate pills, 40 Oxycodone pills, (police spokesman Lt. Mike) Rompa said.
Police arrested Cornwell at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday at his home, but were unable to locate the syringe, Rompa said. He was arraigned Thursday and is due in court again on Sept. 24.
"Man allegedly tried to rob pharmacy with water-filled syringe" (via Fortean Times)
