Robber surprised by guns in Cafe

Good thing it wasn't a gun free zone.

A would be robbery in Kanawha County had the tables turned when he went to hold up a video-lottery parlor early Wednesday morning.

Kanawha County Deputies say the suspect had his face covered with a bandana and was armed with a shotgun when he burst into Theresa's Cafe in Pinch, ordering everyone to the floor and demanding money.

"As soon as the patrons hit the floor, one employee retrieved a .44 caliber and quickly stood up firing a shot striking the subject in the arm and torso area," said Kanawha County Chief Deputy Johnny Rutherford. "The suspect then immediately fled the store, apparently quite surprised."

Rutherford said the employee and the suspect exchanged more gunshots in the parking lot before he fled in a vehicle.

Deputies arrived moments later and began their investigation. In a short time, Charleston police notified deputies a patient had come to the CAMC emergency room with a gunshot wound.

"We have established the subject at the hospital with a gunshot wound is the same subject who entered the business and tried to rob it," said Rutherford.

Twenty-nine year old Chad Wherley of Clendenin will face charges of armed robbery and wanton endangerment when he's released from the hospital. The employee who fired the shot will not be charged. . . .