Police: W.Pa. robbery suspect flees on Wal-Mart scooter

UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A man has been jailed on charges he stole $50 from his ex-girlfriend at a western Pennsylvania Wal-Mart store then tried to flee on a store-owned motorized shopping scooter.

Thirty-two-year-old Craig David Jr., of Smithfield, faces a preliminary hearing Jan. 13 on robbery and other charges in Tuesday night's incident.

State police Cpl. Chuck Frey says David had just been released from a hospital where he was treated for being hit with a frying pan and a table leg during a domestic dispute Jan. 1. He was still in a hospital gown when he met an ex-girlfriend who agreed to pay for his prescription medication. Instead, police say David grabbed $50 from the woman and scooted away.

David remained in the Fayette County Jail Thursday and doesn't have an attorney.

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