One of the dangers of working nights alone in a convenience market is the ever-present risk of being robbed. Wes did not escape this risk and was robbed at gunpoint by men wearing nylon stockings as masks. The men were not initially caught but months later were arrested for another robbery. It was at that time that it was discovered that they were the ones who robbed Wes.
The morning after the robbery, Wes visited the trailer park manager where he lived and was telling her of the robbery experience. Wesley’s first thought, having realized it was a robbery, was that police would want a description of the perps. While standing in front of the gun, he did a methodical visual inspection starting at the foot of the man and worked his way up looking for anything characteristic to report. But when his eyes met the stocking covered man’s eyes, Wes suddenly realized he had $20 (the equivalent of the pay for an 8-hour shift) in his wallet. Maybe Wes had misplaced priorities, but he expressed that his greatest fear at that point was that the robbers would demand any personal money from his wallet.
Interesting note: One of the robbers was the maintenance man at the trailer park where Wesley was renting a trailer. He was there in the room with the trailer park manager as Wes related his robbery story.
