WSAZ-TV in Huntington, West Virginia, reports that a guy we’ll call "Rupert" held up a liquor store in Ashland, Ohio, just across the river from Huntington.

Rupert is demanding money from the manager while the cash register is already open during a transaction. The masked bandit reaches into the cash drawer and takes out two rolls of coins.

I said Rupert was masked, and he is. His head is wrapped with duct tape around his head leaving one eye, his nose, and mouth open for limited use. I think the guy’s brain is exposed but not in use.

Just after Rupert grabs the coins (two rolls of pennies) the manager picks up his baseball bat and takes out after the fleeing Duct Tape Bandit. The manager catches up with Rupert in the parking lot and gives him a good smack across both legs.

Now the liquor store manager is sitting on Rupert’s chest with a choke hold around his neck while a customer is kicking Rupert’s free arms. Thank goodness somebody calls the cops.

It’s hard to imagine the scene, back at the cop shop, pulling the duct tape off Rupert’s head. OUCH! Maybe a little WD-40 sprayed on Rupert’s head will help loosen the tape. Cops know that duct tape and WD-40 are two staples in law enforcement.

The cops never do find out why Rupert used duct tape for a mask instead of something like a bandanna or a bag. The law is still wondering why Rupert grabbed two rolls of pennies when there was plenty of bigger cash just inches away. This particular robbery nets the Duct Tape Bandit a sum total of one dollar!

The next morning Rupert goes before the municipal judge who orders him held under a $250,000 bond for first-degree robbery. If convicted, Rupert can get up to nine years for this gig. The other inmates’ll have plenty of comedy relief when they hear about Rupert's caper. All for a lousy buck.