A food theft allegation at a Troy gas station allegedly turned into a midday fight, leaving two landscapers injured and a Detroit man facing multiple criminal charges. The suspect, Brian Strongheart Thomas Robbins, is accused of taking food from the store before the confrontation escalated.
The incident happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. last Wednesday at the XO Liquor/Shell store in Troy, according to The Oakland Press. Troy police said surveillance footage showed Robbins stealing food, then being confronted by a store clerk.
Police said Robbins tried to hit the clerk but missed. Two landscapers who saw the altercation then confronted him, and investigators said Robbins assaulted both men, causing significant injuries before officers arrived and separated the people involved…