Redding v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

An attempt to rob a DeKalb County Church’s Fried Chicken restaurant was made by a male who, shortly after the restaurant had closed for the evening, approached the back door and threatened the employee who happened to open it, and then demanded of the restaurant manager that she open the locked safe or “I’ll blow your brains out.” While the manager was attempting to comply, the other employees ran from the restaurant, and one of them summoned a police officer who was writing a traffic citation just across the street. The officer opened the restaurant’s back door and was…