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1 Arrested In Robbery At Wendy's

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By JOSH POLTILOVE, The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 26, 2008

Updated: 02/25/2008 11:45 pm

TAMPA - Two men with weapons robbed a Wendy's in South Tampa of nearly $800 on Sunday night, police say.

One was caught; the other remains on the loose, a Tampa police report said.

About 9:19 p.m., two men entered the Wendy's at 4314 W. Gandy Blvd.

Donald Doctor, a 25-year-old former Wendy's employee, pulled out what was later determined to be a fake plastic gun, police said.

The other person pulled out a knife. They directed Wendy's employees into a walk-in cooler, police said. The store's manager, Jasmine Jones, refused to give the men money, but they snatched $798 off her desk, police said.

Jones told police Doctor once worked for Wendy's.

Police found the men riding bicycles east in the 4100 block of West Pearl Avenue. When officers tried to stop them, Doctor ran and the other man pedaled away, police said.

When officers found Doctor among brush, he became combative, police said.

Doctor inadvertently was struck on the mouth with a flashlight by an officer who came to help, police said.

Doctor had most of the money that was taken from Wendy's, police said.

While being detained, Doctor told an officer, "If these handcuffs weren't on me, I'd kill you," according to a report.

Doctor, of 3801 Wallace Ave., was charged with armed robbery, false imprisonment, resisting arrest with violence and threatening an officer.

He remained in Orient Road Jail on Monday. His bail had not been set.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at (813) 259-7691 or jpoltilove@tampatrib.com.

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