Bragging Leads To Arrest Of Man For Food Mart Holdup, Beating Clerk

February 14, 2012

A Cantonment man has been charged with the January robbery of a convenience store and the beating of the clerk.

Antoan Dekyl Fountain, 32, was charged with battery causing bodily harm, grand theft and robbery with a firearm for the January 7 holdup of the CMP Food Mart at the corner of North Highway 29 and Beck’s Lake Road in Cantonment.

According to Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reports, Fountain was dressed in all black when entered the store about 10:35 p.m., jumped over the counter and tried to get into the register. When Fountain was unable to open the register, he beat the clerk with a handgun to force him to open the cash drawer. Fountain then fled on foot in an unknown direction with about $300 in cash.

Fountain was busted after deputies received an anonymous tip that Fountain had been bragging about committing the robbery.

The clerk positively identified Fountain as the bandit from a photo lineup, according to an arrest report.

Fountain remained in the Escambia County Jail Tuesday with bond set at $85,000.

Pictured: The CMP Food Mart in Cantonment as seen a few hours before a January 7 robbery. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

11 Responses to “Bragging Leads To Arrest Of Man For Food Mart Holdup, Beating Clerk”

  1. Jim W on February 14th, 2012 9:44 pm

    You just can not fix stupid. Stupid to do the crime and stupid to talk about it. He will be going where he can talk all he wants about it now.

  2. Safebear on February 14th, 2012 4:05 pm

    I don’t think him talking about it was stupid as some here imply. I think it was pretty smart. Saved some work finding him. I wish all the criminals would talk more…

  3. David Huie Green on February 14th, 2012 9:43 am

    The fact that he bragged about doing a despicable act tells us much.

    David for mouthy fools

  4. Char on February 14th, 2012 8:23 am

    It is a sad commentary every single day in the news of just how little others think
    our lives are worth. It is a sad commentary every single day that there are people
    who would be proud of hurting someone and taking what they want from them.

    I hope this guy gets every thing that is coming to him in jail and I hope this
    mean spirited, vicious, lazy you know what is NEVER let out.

    Is NOBODY out there teaching their kids to respect others and their property any more? What happened to teaching WORK EITHIC?

    JMO

  5. Beau2827 on February 14th, 2012 7:36 am

    What is also sad is that most people brag about things there proud of. What kind of person is proud to beat a defenseless human being over $300?
    Who does that?
    What has happened to earning what you need or want with dignity and respect? Society now just takes it with Malice.
    Sad very sad. Over $300. I would never put myself in that type of situation in life to harm another human being. But if by some microscopic chance i HAD to rob somebody….and risk going to jail……its not going to be a conv store.

  6. barrineau on February 14th, 2012 7:23 am

    Stupid is as stupid does.

  7. matt w on February 14th, 2012 6:33 am

    Regardless of if he kept it to himself or not is not the true issue of his stupidity… I think it was more idiotic of him to commit the crime in the first place… bragging about it is just the icing on what is the ignorance cake!

  8. irs on February 14th, 2012 2:34 am

    Shame on you stupied/ i cant believe he him that little man at the store.those people work 7 days a week at that store with no day off.they are so polite and wouldnt hurt a fly. they need to let someone hit him over the head with a gun.i hope they keep you locked up for awhile.sit in prison and think about it. all for 300 dollars/

  9. Resident on February 14th, 2012 12:18 am

    Just smart. Gotta learn to keep your month shut! Or at least know who your friends are!

  10. bigbill1961 on February 14th, 2012 12:18 am

    As we used to say in the Navy, “Loose lips sink ships”.

  11. Everett on February 14th, 2012 12:15 am

    He just couldn’t keep it to himself. All for $300.

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