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 
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james lewis, 22, stormed into co op and brandished knife at shop workers  cctv 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 crates of cakes and was tasered by pc  he pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and has been jailed for three years  officers arrived quickly because lewis' concerned father had called police 