Jail for men who stole £1000 and threatened female shop workers with knife

Two men have been jailed after two knife-point robberies.

They entered an off-licence in May - one carrying a knife.

They forced their way around the counter, threatening two women, before taking £1,000 from the till.

The robbery only stopped when a local businessman, who heard what was happening, burst in and scared them off.

Samuel Langley, 29, formerly of Chatsworth Drive, Hucknall, was locked up for nine years and four months after pleading guilty to two charges of robbery and possession of a blade whilst committing the offences.

Nathan Dean Ford, 26, formerly of Moor Street, Mansfield, was jailed for six years and six months after pleading guilty to charges of robbery, theft and perverting the course of justice.

Langley robbed the Pepper's convenience store on Watnall Road on 26 April 2017.

He waved a knife in the direction of a female worker before leaving with cash.

The court heard that Ford perverted the course of justice by providing false details to police after being detained for a theft at Sainsbury's on Waverley Road on 30 May 2017.