Masked robber identifies self to 'Pa-Paw'

HARTSELLE, Ala., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Police say a masked robber in Hartselle, Ala., destroyed his anonymity when he called his alleged victim -- who is the suspect's grandfather -- "Pa-Paw."

Morgan County (Ala.) Sheriff's Detective Kyle Wilson alleged that a 22-year-old man entered the home in Hartselle Tuesday and demanded money, the Decatur (Ala.) Daily reported Friday.

"There's a woman that lives there with the grandpa. He said, 'Sit down, Bernice.' Then he goes to his grandpa's room and he says, 'This is a robbery, I need your money, and I mean it, Pa-Paw,'" Wilson told the Daily.

"He grabs Pa-Paw's britches off the chair. The wallet was in there. He got out to the kitchen, which is in the next room, and his Pa-Paw tackled him. There was a scuffle and he hit his Pa-Paw in the head with the (jack) handle," Wilson said in the newspaper article.

Wilson said there was a trail of evidence that led from the grandfather's house to next door where the suspect was arrested.

The suspect, who denies committing the robbery, was taken to Morgan County Jail and assigned a $10,000 bond.