Man Threatens to Spray Gas on Customers at Gas Station

A man threatened to spary gas on customers at a gas station and yelled at them to "give them everything they have," according to Sarasota Police.

Reggie Randall, 38, approached the three victims, one of whom knows him as "Red," around 9:11 p.m. Thursday at the Shell gas station, 1801 S. Tamiami Trail, police said. 

The victims told officers Randall started yelling and threatened one of them. He then allegedly grabbed the gas pump, aimed it at the victims, threatened to spray gas on them and told them he'd send them to the hospital, according to a police spokesperson.

The victims said Randall yelled “Give me everything you have.” After they didn't give him anything of value, he walked away toward some apartments on Arlington Street, police said.

The victims came to Sarasota Police Department headquarters and identified Randall from a lineup. 

He was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted robbery.

Sign up for the Sarasota Patch email newsletter to get our top headlines delivered straight to your inbox so you won't miss a thing!