When he lost money saved for his wedding in a cryptocurrency scam, a groom-to-be attempted to rob a store with a gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A court heard that student Louis Crosby, 25, “naively” converted his savings into digital cash before being duped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On November 27, shortly after learning where the money had gone, he went to a Sunderland shop and demanded cash, but was met with resistance from the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crosby, of Portobello Road, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted robbery and possessing a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A judge suspended the sentence for two years, citing Crosby’s “crisis” caused by the cryptocurrency “disaster.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crosby walked into Newcastle Crown Court, the court heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newcastle Crown Court heard the case. Crosby entered the Premier shop on St Luke’s Road around 22:50 GMT and told employees, “Give me the money, I have a gun.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The store owner and a worker engaged in an “astonishing” fight, knocking the weapon out of Crosby’s hands and detaining him until the police arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The worker approached Crosby despite the fact that the gun was pointed at him, according to the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shop worker grabbed the gun – an unloaded air pistol – and knocked it out of Crosby’s hand, who then attempted to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court heard Crosby claim “it was a joke” when he was arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crosby was a college student who was about to marry a Singaporean national he met online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“He,” said defense attorney Nicholas Lane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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