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Robbery suspect runs away after hotel worker grabs his gun

A car was broken into in an Illinois city, and the thief got away with a prosthetic leg belonging to a 3-year-old boy.

An armed robbery suspect in Kentucky appeared to have targeted the wrong hotel clerk.

She's seen in surveillance footage picking up his gun and pointing it in his direction after he set it down to scoop up the cash.

Police say the suspect was arrested the next day during a traffic stop.

Robbery suspect flees after hotel worker grabs his gun

TABLES TURNED: An armed robbery suspect in Kentucky appears to have targeted the wrong hotel clerk. She's seen in this surveillance footage picking up his gun and pointing it in his direction after he set it down to scoop up the cash. Police say the suspect was arrested the next day during a traffic stop. https://abcn.ws/323J4xg

Posted by ABC News on Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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