Politics & Government
Teen Arrested in Downtown Stick-Up
A 15-year-old tried to rob a man outside the Public Square garage.
NASHVILLE, TN — A 15-year-old is charged with attempted robbery after a failed stick-up downtown.
Police say the teen was wearing a black mask when he approached a man exiting the Public Square garage on James Robertson Parkway and demanded his wallet and cell phone. When the man refused, the teen fled on foot, but was later found by police near Fourth Avenue and Charlotte.
The mask and the sweatshirt he was wearing had been dumped in a plant bed on James Robertson, investigators say.
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The teen is charged with attempted robbery in Juvenile Court.
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