This barista was packing a pistol.<\/p>\n
A barista at a coffee stand fired a warning shot to fend off a would-be robber early Wednesday morning at The Grind Coffee’s Mendenhall Valley location, according to Juneau Police <\/a>Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n No one was harmed during the morning mayhem, and police found and arrested the suspect, identified as 38-year-old Juneau resident Charles R. Clasby.<\/p>\n The suspect parked a car behind the stand, approached the 24-year-old woman working on foot. The suspect told the woman he intended to rob the coffee stand, according to JPD.<\/p>\n At first, the employee thought it was a joke, according to a Facebook post by The Grind Coffee. But the suspect returned wearing a ski mask and wielding a wrench, according to the post and JPD.<\/p>\n The employee drew a firearm and fired a warning shot with a pistol into the air, according to JPD.<\/p>\n The suspect then returned to his vehicle and drove into the back of the coffee stand multiple times, which caused about $3,000 in damage, according to JPD.<\/p>\n At the time of the incident, there were three customers present in two vehicles, and the barista was able to enter one of the vehicles and flee the area.<\/p>\n