CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) - The criminal is finding new and legal ways to victimize the people he ripped off and threatened to kill.
WATCH CHERYL CHODUN'S REPORT IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHT"Ridiculous," says a loyal and longtime customer of Nick's Short Stop Party Store in Clinton Township, that 22-year-old Scott Thomas Zeilinski is suing the store owner and some of the clerks after he, Zeilinski, was shot during an armed robbery.
Zeilinski is serving an 8-22 year sentence for the robbery that happened in November of 2007. According to police and court records, Zeilinski came in wearing a mask and carrying a knife that he put to the throats of several employees, threatening to kill them before stealing cigarettes and cash. As he was leaving--reportedly still making threats--one of the young clerks grabbed a gun and shot him in the arm and back. Zeilinski's lawyer says his client is asking in excess of $125,000 for pain and suffering and emotional distress.
Since the robbery the store owner has spent thousands of dollars on security to keep his employees safe. He says he is hoping nothing like this ever happens again.
