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    Teen arrested trying to apply for job by knocking on armored car window

    Chris Dorst/Charleston GazetteCharleston, S.C., teen Kieon Sharp, 18, tried taking the direct approach to landing a new job. Instead, it landed him in jail, on suspicion of armed robbery.

    Sharp was hoping to find a job with Brinks security. He had already applied for a job with the company but decided he wanted more information about the day-to-day details of driving one of the company's armed trucks. And what better way to gather information than going straight to the source? So he went up to a driver inside one of the company's vehicles and knocked on the window.

    The driver mistakenly thought Sharp was holding a gun and called the police. Charleston Police Sgt. Bobby Eggleton described the situation as "more than just a misunderstanding." In the aftermath of Sharp's failed informational interview, police held him behind bars for several hours before releasing him.

    "He banged on the window and that scared the driver," Eggleton said. "You don't approach those guys very often. They are on high alert because they carry a large amount of cash."

    Of course, when police actually searched Sharp they didn't find a gun, just copies of the job applications he had filled out that day, including one for a position with Brinks. Eggleton said Sharp was cooperative with police and that they even offered Sharp a job application with the city's street department after he was released on Thursday.

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    • goyno  •  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  •  4 mths ago
      I betcha 10 nickels the kid was black...jus saying
      • Kunt. 4 mths ago
        Well, with a name like Kieon...
    • Aleksandar  •  Skopje, Macedonia  •  4 mths ago
      are there warnings on the van not to approach? the guy should sue!
    • david  •  Syracuse, United States  •  5 mths ago
      It may have been a bad idea - but at least he's out pounding the pavement looking for work! Give him credit for trying.
      • T-Rock 5 mths ago
        @american
        Maybe he's just a kid trying to find a job.
      • D. 5 mths ago
        There was no law violated. The ignorant retarded cops have now branded an innocent kid with a criminal arrest record. Every job application now has to mention this. I hope he sues the retarded fools who made the arrest.
      • Penny 5 mths ago
        D. on applications it asks if you were "convicted" of anything other than a traffic violation or misdemeanor....this was just an arrest on suspicion and he was cleared....he doesn't have to reveal that...people are innocent until proven guilty. You and others like you who want to sue for everything are one of the reasons everything we buy is more expensive than it has to be (i.e,. stores having to buy insurance up the nose and passing the expense on to customers, etc.)
    • J  •  La Junta, United States  •  5 mths ago
      jobs are hard to find these days atleast the kid hit the pavement trying to shake hands and make plans..Cant leave employment up to email only these days
      • k w vet 5 mths ago
        good kid trying to find work,better than lazy OWS drawing welfare and wanting some one else's money
      • Dark Angel 5 mths ago
        Why is looking for a job considered admirable? Many people have done it and many are doing it. However, it pays to use a bit of common sense when approaching armored vehicles.
      • Harry Bailey 5 mths ago
        yukyukyuk
    • Common Sense Guy  •  Albuquerque, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Boy, the things you gotta go through just to get a job!!
      • Cheese 5 mths ago
        Hilarious
      • jerry 5 mths ago
        hey! he now has a police record, lets do a back ground check & see if has been arrested.. yep! he knocked on a window.
      • TenchiP 5 mths ago
        @Jerry, There really is no record, he wasn't charged with anything.
    • Hornet  •  5 mths ago
      Hey at least the kids out there LOOKING for a job instead of sitting on his butt crying that he doesn't have one and waiting for someone to just provide for him. Maybe wasn't the smartest move to knock on an armored trucks window but he's only 18 and he learned a lesson. Most lessons learned come from screwing up in the first place. No harm no foul and the Police offered him a job so it wasn't all that bad a day for him. My hats off to him for at least being out there hustling to get a job. WTG kid!!
      • BIGDADDYT 5 mths ago
        my thought exactly, but i also think the driver way overreacted, you'd need a missle to do damage to onr of those babies. hey driver try cracking the window far enough to hear the kid and #$%$ for yourself if it is a danger, roll the window back up and call it a day sheesh
      • Robert 5 mths ago
        Sounds to me like the kid looking for the job is living in the home of the brave?!
      • plastic 5 mths ago
        Hornet, if I could give you more than one "thumb up" I would. Giving BDT a thumb down though.
    • Stephen  •  5 mths ago
      Can't blame the kid for trying.
    • pcrguy2000  •  Cincinnati, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Youre in an ARMORED CAR!!! Unless the kid had a block of C4...how scared can you be???
    • none  •  Sunnyvale, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Well he is bound to make a better employee that the driver he woke up.
    • KayDan  •  Columbus, United States  •  5 mths ago
      How does a highly trained Brinks driver "mistakingly" see a gun? If this kid was robbing them, he would have been pointing the gun right at them. No "mistake" there. I think this kid should be getting the driver's job.
    • shan  •  5 mths ago
      If they found no weapon on him why did he have to go into jail? Did the officers believe he was going to hold up the truck with applications?
    • dGiOcPkRs  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      "He banged on the window and that scared the driver," Eggleton said. "You don't approach those guys very often. They are on high alert"

      Why would banging on the window scare the driver if he was on high alert...he should have seen him coming if he was on high alert
    • JF  •  Orlando, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Anybody remember when we were the home of the brave?
    • Fuzzy Catfish  •  5 mths ago
      Who was the driver that got 'scared' when the kid knocked on the window?? Barney Fife?? Thats not being on 'high alert'.. thats being paranoid.
    • Jeffers  •  Norwich, United States  •  5 mths ago
      This shouldve been thrown out immediately when they verified that he applied there. This is beyond rediculous!
    • DT  •  5 mths ago
      He should have been released on sight as soon as they saw he was not robbing and had no gun.
    • Philip  •  5 mths ago
      Great initiative. Too bad someone overreacted.
    • Bub  •  Chicago, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Kieon: Glad you are a motivated 18 year old MAN looking to get a job. Hope you find something soon that will work out well for you. Sorry that you had this happen to you.
    • S.O.L.  •  Lima, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Thank goodness he didnt want to join the police department, they would have just shot him.
    • DSAVAGE666  •  Sacramento, United States  •  5 mths ago
      ...the guy in the truck must feel really good about being surprised by someone knocking on the window and then thinking he had a gun that was capable of shooting through his armored vehicle...

      Sounds like they hired the wrong person?
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