Charges Filed In Convenience Store Robbery Attempt

18 year-old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault.

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man who was arrested after a citizen struggled with him to take a rifle away during a convenience store robbery attempt has been charged.   

18 year-old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault. 

Holeton was arrested shortly after the robbery-try at Tesoro at 32nd Ave. and 33rd St. S Feb. 11.  

The complaint says Holeton had a rifle that had been stolen when he entered the store. 

He’s accused of striking the man who stopped the hold-up in the throat with the barrel of the rifle. 

The gun was a 22-caliber semi-automatic.