COAL TOWNSHIP - A Ranshaw woman who allegedly threatened to commit a robbery at a gas station last month, has been charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct.
Patrolman Edward Purcell filed the charges against Sonya M. Wyland, 29, of 114 Second St., in connection with the noon April 13 incident at the Optima gas station at Wal-Mart Supercenter.
According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, Wyland entered the gas station and told the clerk that she was being robbed and demanded all the clerk's money. When the clerk asked Wyland twice if she was serious, Wyland stated, "Yes, I'm (expletive) serious, give me the money."
The clerk, who was not identified by police, said she believed Wyland would have carried out the robbery if another patron had not entered the store at that time. The clerk told police Wyland then claimed she was only kidding before asking for a pack of cigarettes.
The clerk said Wyland had her right hand in the pocket of her jacket when she demanded money from her.