SEATTLE — A 46-year-old man was arrested for robbery and assault after using pepper spray on a security guard at a south Seattle grocery store on Monday, the Seattle Police Department said.
Officers were called to reports of a shoplifter at a Safeway in the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South around 3:15 p.m.
The masked would-be thief, who was found unconscious in the store’s entryway, had allegedly concealed items and attempted to leave without paying. When confronted by the security guard, the suspect used pepper spray and punched the guard in the torso…