London police lay charges after knife-wielding man bounced out of bar robs restaurant

London police have charged a suspect who was bounced out of a bar and then allegedly held up a restaurant all within minutes of each other.

Officers say that around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a man was kicked out of a bar on Richmond Street near Central Avenue.

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According to police, the man pulled out a knife and began waving it at the bar’s security staff before going into a nearby restaurant and demanding cash.

The man received an undisclosed amount of cash after threatening employees with the knife but as he turned to leave, police arrived.

The suspect went back inside the restaurant to try to hide and assaulted an employee in the process. The employee was not injured.

The 27-year-old was apprehended and now faces charges of armed robbery, assault with a weapon, assault, possession of a weapon, and breach of probation.