Cranberry Man Admits to Robbery with Hypodermic Needle

Devan A. Ness, 25, has been charged with a single count of robbery, after he tried to rob a township dry cleaner with a hypodermic needle.

Ness went to Take It To the Cleaners on Freedom Road on Wednesday around 9:30am, pointed a hypodermic needle at the clerk and demanded money. Police say he threatened the clerk but she was not injured.

A manager was right outside the business so Ness fled without money.

Ness turned himself in at the Cranberry police station at 12:30 am on Thursday, saying he attempted the robbery because he’s addicted to painkillers.

He is being held at the Butler county jail on a $25,000 bail.