An Alabama man, in the Keys to do roofing work, was arrested in Marathon Friday after he attempted to rob his boss at knifepoint.
When Sgt. Joel Slough arrived on 121stStreet in Marathon at 3 p.m., he saw two men, one inside a truck and one standing outside leaning into it. Three more men walked out of a residence, one was visibly injured, bleeding from his hand. After more deputies arrived as back up, details began to emerge about what happened.
The victim was identified as 51 year old Alan Armstrong. He said he and the other men are in town doing roofing work. He said they all left work early and returned to their residence in Marathon together. He said 18 year old Samwon Zeine was asking to be paid for the week. Armstrong told him he’d been paid last week and would be paid again next week. Zeine reportedly demanded money from Armstrong, pulling a box cutter and threatening to cut him with it.
Zeine’s older brother was there and saw what happened. He managed to get his brother outside and the victim closed and locked the door, calling the Sheriff’s Office. The older brother told Sgt. Slough he was injured when he tried to disarm his brother.
Samwon Zeine was arrested. He was charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault. He was booked into jail.