7-Eleven Hero Clerk Fired
MARTINSBURG, W.Va., Aug 02, 2000 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Heroes need not
apply.
Antonio Feliciano, a 7-Eleven employee who foiled a robbery by wrestling a
sawed-off rifle from a would-be assailant, was fired for breaking the store's
rule on robberies that says: Just hand over the cash.
Feliciano said the company rule wasn't his primary concern when he grabbed the
armed assailant.
"I just wanted to be sure that I was coming home that night," he said.
Company officials said they fired Feliciano on Monday to emphasize the policy.
"No asset in a 7-Eleven store is worth defending with an employee's life,"
officials said in a statement. "There have been many situations at both 7-Eleven
and other retail stores around the county where an employee tried to be a hero,
but that effort failed. All too frequently, these employees were seriously
injured or worse."
The alleged attacker, Glenda Renee Hull, 35, was charged with armed robbery and
brandishing a firearm. Authorities said she had taken more than $150 and pointed
a rifle at an employee on July 14 when Feliciano wrestled her down and held her
until sheriff's deputies arrived.
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