Assistant Manager Of Florida Sporting Goods Store Fired For Stopping Attempted Robbery

Tallahassee, FL (CBS Local)- The assistant manager of Academy Sports in Tallahassee, Florida was fired this week after tackling a suspect who was accused of stealing a handgun.
Dean Crouch told WXTL news in Tallahassee that he was informed on Tuesday that he was fired despite tackling Jason White and stopping him from leaving the store with a handgun from the firearms department on June 29th.
Crouch told the station that he was upset by his firing because he was only trying to prevent the man fr