SpongeBob robber in custody

CREATED Feb. 3, 2013

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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) -- A 24-year-old northern Idaho man who police say robbed a drive-up coffee stand while wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants mask has been taken into custody.

 
Police tell the Coeur d'Alene Press that Kyle Ernest Campbell of Worley was arrested late Friday after investigators received a tip.
 
Police say that during a search of Campbell's home they found a mask of the popular children's cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.
 
Police also say the robber displayed a handgun during the Wednesday night robbery.
 
Campbell was being held at the Kootenai County Jail on suspicion of robbery.