Thomas More Grayson
BRIGHTON, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 21-year-old man accused of stealing a woman's purse and shooting her with a BB gun in Brighton is facing numerous charges.
Thomas More Grayson is accused of shooting the victim when she tried to fight him off in the parking lot of the Brighton Busch's on Tuesday.
The victim suffered a laceration to her face and was treated at the scene. A store employee, 20-year-old Kyle Thil, was also hurt when he chased down Grayson and tackled him.
Thil was shot in the chin and bashed on the back of the head.
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Grocery store employee chases down, tackles purse thief
An employee at the Busch's in Brighton was about to head into work when he saw a thief steal a woman's purse and shoot her with a BB gun.
"He just bashed me several times and I had to get six staples – three in two different spots," Thil said.
Grayson was charged with assault with intent to rob while armed, weapons-felony firearms-pneumatic gun, assault with intent to rob while unarmed, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, weapons-felony firearms-pneumatic gun, assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), and weapons-felony firearms-pneumatic gun.
His bond was set at $1 million.