Inept Robber Carries Taser

Maybe he should have thought things through a little better.

On an evening in June, unemployed Charles Orr, age twenty, entered the Surf In Superette in Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand. He looked around the store for a few minutes, then exited the way he had come in.

A few minutes later, Mr. Orr returned carrying a Taser. This time he approached the store owner who was working near the back of the store. While threatening the owner, Orr brandished a Taser. Whether or not intended, Orr triggered the stun capability of the Taser. The owner said he could see and hear the sound of electrical arcing.

Orr then demanded money from the fifty year-old-owner who did not take kindly to the order. Instead, when Orr grabbed him, the dairy owner took exception to the situation and fought back. During the fracas the Taser nailed the owner on the arm resulting in a laceration.

At that point, the owner’s wife rushed in and tried to help her husband. Orr shoved her out of the way then rammed the owner so hard that he ricocheted off the store shelving and landed on the floor.

At that point, Orr headed out of the store only to find he was being chased by both the shopkeeper and his teenage son. Then, two local citizens joined in the chase and cornered him in the rail yards which were nearby. There, the police captured him.

Orr’s ineptitude resulted in minor injuries for both the store owners.

Later, in the Tauranga District Court, he pled guilty to one charge each of assault with intent to rob and assaulting a female.