A man has admitted trying to rob a Mansfield shop with a fake handgun.
Steven Mark Smith pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday morning.
The 20-year-old went into Athishaya Stores, in Ladybrook Place, on Tuesday 23 October, threatened shop staff and demanded money before fleeing empty handed.
No one was injured in the incident.
Smith, of Darlton Street, in the Ladybrook Estate, Mansfield, is due to be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday December 5.
