Columbia, SC, August 25, 2006--Ronny Heith Jordan, a regular customer of flooring distributor, L. Fishman and Sons, has been charged with trying to rob the company, according to the State.com.
The 25-year-old West Columbia man, Ronny Heith Jordan, was identified by a witness after the attempted robbery at L. Fishman and Sons on Chris Drive, Sheriff James Metts said in a news release.
Jordan, was identified as a regular customer of L. Fishman.
A witness said a man matched Jordan’s description went into the business through a back door around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday and pointed a .22 rifle at the owner and demanded money, Metts said.
The L. Fishman manager refused to give the man money and the would-be robber ran out of the building, Metts said. The man drove away in a blue Ford Ranger pickup.
A resident later called authorities and reported a similar truck was being driven erratically on U.S. 378 near Chris Drive, Metts said. The truck’s license tag is registered in Jordan’s name, and Jordan was arrested at his home.
He has been charged with attempting to commit armed robbery. He was being held today at the Lexington County Detention Center while awaiting a bond hearing.
