WATCH: Veteran fights off armed robber

On January 26, 2016, at approximately 11 P.M., the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery, which occurred at the Sugar Creek Gas Station located at 4353 Highway 46, Mims. Video surveillance inside the store shows the suspect approaching the clerk, brandishing a firearm, all while demanding money. The suspect handed the clerk a plastic bag to place the money in, at which time a struggle ensued for the weapon.

According to the Brevard Times, the clerk, a U.S. military veteran who did multiple tours in Iraq, saw the chance and took it. He disarmed the suspect and the suspect fled out the front door of the store. He got into the passenger side of a maroon, older model, large style four door car, similar to a Lincoln Town Car, with a white top and an unknown tag. The weapon was then determined to be a black and brown revolver style air -soft gun.