https://freerepublic.com/tag/mdrobbery/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2002 19:06:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/702647/posts Ananova: Police in Maryland say a man who tried to rob a store died after a customer sat on him. James Thompson was pronounced dead minutes after officers arrived at the scene. He was sat on by a six foot two man who weighed 280 pounds after he was spotted stuffing packs of cigarettes into a bag. Police say they have launched an investigation in to the death. Diane Richardson, a Prince George's County police spokeswoman, said: "Thompson said to them to back off, that he had a gun and that he had recently come out of jail and wouldn't... Ananova https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/702647/posts#comment Wed, 19 Jun 2002 19:06:31 GMT