Peoria, Illinois

From the Peoria Journal-Star of September 20, 2005

Gas station worker fires at robber

A gas station attendant who was robbed early Sunday turned a gun on the robber, who was arrested hours later by police.

No one was injured in the robbery, which occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. at the Clark gas station, 3606 N. Prospect Road.

The employee told police a man, later identified as Derek B. Horn, was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and blue bandana over his face, and carrying what appeared to be a handgun, called him to the register. The clerk then surrendered an undisclosed amount of money.

As the robber fled the store, the attendant grabbed a revolver under the counter and gave chase. While outside, the gas station employee yelled for the robber to stop before he then fired two shots in the robber's direction, but the robber kept running, reports said.

Horn, 34, of 1401 Livingston St. was arrested about 9 a.m. in the 2300 block of Malone Street and booked on a charge of aggravated robbery. Horn also was booked on a residential burglary charge and was wanted on a Peoria County burglary warrant, both from separate incidents.