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'Gumby' Pleads Guilty To Botched Robbery At 7-Eleven

 

SAN DIEGO (CBS) — Gumby has now plead guilty in his botched hold-up at a San Diego 7-Eleven.

Jacob Kiss walked into the convenience store and demanded money. But the clerk thought it was a joke and told Kiss, and his friend who tagged along, to get out.

The incident was caught by a surveillance camera and posted on various news outlets.

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(credit: San Diego Police Department)

Shortly thereafter, Kiss turned himself in and told police it was just a prank.

Police charged the would-be robber and his accomplice with misdemeanor burglary. Both plead guilty and have been placed on three years probation.

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