7-11 robbery,says it was a joke

WHEELING -- A Wheeling man is facing robbery charges.
According to police, 25-year-old Joshua Michael Tridigo robbed the 7-Eleven in Downtown Wheeling Saturday morning.

Police said he told store employees that he had a gun and was there to rob the store.

Wheeling Police happened to be on the scene for an unrelated call.

When Tridigo realized that there were officers nearby, he told the clerks he was joking.

Tridigo was taken into custody and charged with robbery.