Former soldier jailed for three years for armed robbery

INKS to crime! Knife-wielding former soldier, 22, who wore balaclava to hide face during shop raid is jailed for three years... because he FORGOT to wear gloves to cover distinctive tattoos Tyler Griffiths threatened a female shopworker at knifepoint during a robbery  The 22-year-old former soldier committed the robbery to repay a drug debt Police identified Griffiths as he failed to cover his distinctive hand tattoos  Griffiths, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire was jailed for three years for robbery 

By Darren Boyle for MailOnline

Published: 10:27 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 10:27 BST, 4 May 2019

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Tyler Griffiths, 22, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire was jailed for three years for armed robbery at Bradford Crown Court

Tyler Griffiths, 22, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire was jailed for three years for armed robbery at Bradford Crown Court

A former soldier was identified as a knife-wielding robber after being recognised by his distinctive tattoos in CCTV footage of the raid.

Dim-witted Tyler Griffiths, 22, slipped up when he didn't cover his hands while rummaging through the till during a terrifying armed robbery in February this year.

A court heard, that Griffiths had built up a cocaine drug debt after leaving the army after serving for four years.

Prosecutor Phillip Adams said Griffiths was wearing a balaclava over his face and carrying a kitchen knife when he went into a mini-market in Halifax, West Yorks.

A female shop assistant was working in the store alone and CCTV footage captured her jumping up from her seat and retreating behind the counter area.

Griffiths unsuccessfully tried to prise open the till himself and then pointed the knife towards the woman indicating for her to do it for

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