Gun Wielding Thief Jailed for 40 Months

Tuesday, 9 August 2022 15:50

By Oscar Fisher @oscfisher

Stephen Waters was armed with a handgun when he attempted to rob a Rotherham Costcutter.

A man who attempted to rob a supermarket armed with a handgun in Wath-Upon-Dearne has been jailed for 40 months.

Steven Waters, 39, of Beauchamp Road, Kimberworth, entered the Costcutter supermarket in Church Street 1 May and demanded money.

He was chased out of the store by the employee, and fled the scene in a car, which later broke down on College Road and recovered by police.

Waters pled guilty to all offences after police traced him back from the vehicle.

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