By: Amy Robinson | WCTV Eyewitness News

July 7, 2017

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- A man is behind bars after police say he robbed a Tallahassee convenience store with a sword.

On Thursday evening, Tallahassee Police officers were conducting routine patrols and heard someone yelling near the Time Saver store at 519 West Brevard Street.

An officer then saw a man backing out of the front door of the store, pointing his finger, then throwing an object inside of the business. The man started to leave the area when he saw the officer.

The officer noticed the suspicious activity and quickly apprehended the suspect after the store owner yelled to police, "stop him!"

Police say an investigation revealed that the suspect had entered the business holding a sword, held it up to the store owner, and demanded a beer. The store owner used a broom handle to defend himself.

After the suspect was taken into custody, officers located his weapon, a 2-foot-long metal sword, inside of the store.

The suspect, Reginald Lide, 47, was arrested for robbery with a weapon and booked into the Leon County Jail.