Man uses Nintendo 'Duck Hunt' gun to rob South Carolina business, deputies say

A man is facing felony criminal charges after police say he used a pistol-shaped controller from the 1980s Nintendo game ‘Duck Hunt’ to rob a South Carolina business.

David Joseph Dalesandro, 25, is charged with armed robbery with a deadly weapon, wearing a mask during a crime and petty larceny, court records show, in connection to the Tuesday night incident in Sharon, in southwestern York County about 80 miles north of Columbia.

According to the York County Sheriff’s Office, Dalesandro wore a mask and wig when he walked into a Sharon Kwik Stop wielding “a spray-painted Nintendo ‘Duck Hunt’ game pistol.”

A fake gun and cash heist

Witnesses told police the person showed the clerk the fake gun in the waistband of his pants, and demanded money from the cash register.

According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the suspect took off with $300 and deputies later located him down the street in the parking lot of a Dollar General.

Deputies said they found the ‘Duck Hunt’ pistol in Dalesandro’s pants, and he was arrested and booked into the York County Detention Center.

Online records showed he remained jailed with no bond on Thursday. It was not immediately clear if he had obtained a lawyer.

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