The man who tried to rob a Coldstream woman in the Lincoln Lanes parking lot in November has been given jail time.
Judge Mark Takahashi sentenced Robin Edward Konkle, 41, to 20 months in prison in Vernon Provincial Court Wednesday, after Konkle pleaded guilty to armed robbery.
Konkle was also ordered to provide a DNA sample, and was given a 10-year mandatory firearms prohibition.
The woman had finished her bowling league games and was returning to her car in the parking lot on Nov. 25 when she was approached by a man the woman had seen inside the bowling alley drinking a pop and playing with his cell phone.
The woman said the man demanded money as she opened her car door, and she instinctively pressed her car horn, scaring off the suspect.
A video surveillance camera inside the bowling alley caught an image of the suspect, which local media broadcast.
A man was arrested a few days later by Vernon RCMP, who received tips from the public thanks in part to the video footage.
