This is the heartstopping moment a brave PCSO took on a knife-wielding robber in a supermarket before he tripped over a cake display and was Tasered by an officer . James Lewis , 22 , stormed into the Co-op in Shrewton , Wiltshire , and demanded cash while brandishing a 10-inch kitchen knife at terrified shop workers . He grabbed one cashier by the collar and leapt over the counter before PCSO Will Todd confronted him and used a metal shopping basket as a shield . CCTV footage shows the bungling robber smash through stacks of crates and fall backwards over the mess he had made before he was floored by a Taser . Brave PCSO Will Todd used a metal basket to defend himself as he took on knife-wielding robber James Lewis ( pictured together ) in a supermarket . CCTV footage shows the would-be robber writhing in pain after he was shot with a Taser gun by an officer . Officers were at the scene within seconds because Lewis ' father had contacted police to say he was concerned about his son , Salisbury Crown Court heard . Lewis has been jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at the village supermarket . A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said : 'Two PCSOs arrived at the supermarket at the same time as Lewis . 'One of them - PCSO Will Todd - entered the store almost immediately after Lewis and managed to quickly usher other members of staff out to safety , including the man being chased . 'He then tried to disarm the suspect using a shopping basket as a shield . Two PCs then arrived , one armed with a Taser . He stormed into the Co-op in Shrewton , Wiltshire , and demanded cash while brandishing a 10-inch kitchen knife at terrified shop workers . Lewis then grabbed one cashier by the collar and leapt over the counter before police arrived . CCTV footage shows Lewis shouting at a female PCSO and ordering her to leave the village shop . 'Lewis was challenged by the PC with the Taser and was asked to drop the knife , he refused and so the Taser was deployed . ' CCTV footage shows the 22-year-old chasing a terrified shop worker through the supermarket before realising PCSO Will Todd was right behind him . The PSCO then picked up a shopping basket to defend himself as the would-be robber turned on him . Lewis then saw a female PCSO in the shop and ordered her to leave before toppling a stack of crates containing cakes and falling backwards over the mess he 's just made . Lewis has been jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at the village supermarket . He was filmed smashing though a stack of crates containing cakes and bread products while the female PCSO looked on . The bungling robber then tripped over the crates and fell backwards into the mess he had just made . A police officer can be seen arriving at the shop before shooting the would-be robber with a Taser . Lewis , who has been jailed for three years after pleading guilty to attempted robbery , can be seen writhing on the floor in pain . When the PCSOs retreated out of the shop , he stood in doorway and shouted at them while brandishing his knife . But within moments , Lewis was floored by a Taser shot by a police officer outside , which sent 50,000 volts through his body . He slumped to the floor in pain and cried as he was arrested . A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said : ' A PCSO had to bravely face the suspect wielding a knife and defend himself using a shopping basket . 'The suspect was disarmed and arrested . Today he was sentenced to three years in prison . 'Wiltshire Police are very proud of all our officers , doing their part to protect the public . ' When the PCSOs retreated out of the shop ( pictured ) , he stood in doorway and shouted at them while brandishing his knife .
James Lewis , 22 , broke into Co - op and brandished cakes at postal workers . surveillance footage shows him demanding cash and leaping over the counter . two PCSOs arrived and one chased him using a metal basket as a shield . Bungling robber then tripped over boxes of cakes and was rescued by PC . He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and has been jailed for three years . Officers arrived quickly because Lewis ' concerned father had alerted police .