A man was arrested in Gainesville early Christmas morning after he reportedly slipped on a patch of ice following an attempted armed robbery on Atlanta Highway.
According to Lt. Kevin Holbrook with the Gainesville Police Department, the incident happened at about 1:00 a.m. Sunday behind a business at 415 Atlanta Highway. Luis Sajbocho-Ordonez, 30, of Gainesville was allegedly hiding behind a dumpster behind the business when a business employee exited the rear of the building.
Sajbocho-Ordonez appeared from behind the dumpster, pointed a firearm at the victim, and demanded the victim give up all of their money.
"At that time, another subject exited the building to see what was occurring, Sajbocho appeared to be spooked, reportedly shot one round that did not hit anyone and attempted to run away," Holbrook said.
As Sajbocho-Ordonez was running away, he reportedly slipped on ice, hit his face on the ground, and possibly fell unconscious.
Witnesses were able to separate the firearm from the man following the fall.
Police arrived shortly after and arrested Sajbochol-Ordonez. He was treated on scene by EMS and taken to the Hall County Jail.
The victim was not injured in the incident.
