According to the criminal complaint obtained by Action News, after Martin left the Denny's, he went down the street to a warehouse owned by Esstech, where he sprayed fire extinguishers and stole a forklift.

At 6:15 p.m., Ridley Township police were called to the Wawa on East Chester Pike for a theft. Employees say a man stole Gatorade and cigarettes, threatened people inside with a fire extinguisher, and then drove away on a forklift.

Police found the forklift after it crashed into the Rehobeth Afaan Oromo Church down the street. It caused significant damage to the building, and Martin was found inside. Police said he sprayed a fire extinguisher inside the sanctuary.

THIS IS DEMOCRACY MANIFEST! What is the charge? Enjoying a joyride? A succulent forklift joyride?

  • PKMKII [none/use name]
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    17 hours ago

    At 6:15 p.m., Ridley Township police were called to the Wawa on East Chester Pike for a theft. Employees say a man stole Gatorade and cigarettes, threatened people inside with a fire extinguisher, and then drove away on a forklift.

    There aren’t that many Pennsylvania Man stories compared to Florida, but I’m guessing that in 90-95% of them, a Wawa is involved in some way or another.

  • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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    14 hours ago

    lmao @ threatening to spray people with a fire extinguisher was enough to scare them away