PORT ALLEN — An Alabama man was arrested after he attempted to rob a convenience store, officials said.
According to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Harley Jordan, 27, of Gordo, Alabama, entered the store on Lobdell Highway and handed the cashier a note indicating that he was armed with a gun and demanding money from the register.
The clerk was unable to open the register, leading Jordan to try and buy a piece of bubble gum as a means to open the register. The clerk refused the transaction, and Jordan left the store with the bubble gum…