Fridley Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Payless Shoes, Famous Footwear

Robbing two shoes stores to raise rent money could mean as many as 40 years in prison for a Fridley man who pleaded guilty to two federal robbery counts Friday. 

Peter Christopher Nunn, 42, told police he robbed the Payless ShoeSource in Coon Rapids (just north of Fridley) on Jan. 5, 2013 and, two days later, the Famous Footwear in Shakopee to replace rent money he had gambled away. 

Nunn was arrested in Savage after a standoff in a Target store parking lot Monday that followed a high-speed police chase originating at Canterbury Park in Shakopee.

According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota: 

In his plea agreement, Nunn admitted that on January 5, 2013, he stole approximately $300 from the Payless ShoeSource store, located at 8510 Springbrook Drive in Coon Rapids, while threatening employees with a weapon that was later determined to be a BB gun. He also admitted ordering two people into a bathroom, barricading the bathroom door with a chair, and then leaving the store. 

In addition, Nunn admitted that on January 7, 2013, he stole approximately $700 from the Famous Footwear store located at 1593 E. 17th Avenue in Shakopee in the same manner. Following that robbery, police arrested Nunn after a high-speed chase. 

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