(Ashland, Ky) - A father is in jail after police say he brought his three year old son along during a robbery of an Ashland convenience store Saturday night. The armed robbery happened around 9:30pm in downtown Ashland. The clerk said a man in a ski mask and sunglasses came in, rushed behind the counter and held a gun to his head. After the clerk handed the man the money, the man fled. Police quickly located the vehicle and arrested 23 year old Kevin Burns and 22 year old Joshua Cordle, and found Cordle's three year old son in the backseat. Both men have been charged with 1st degree robbery, but Cordle is facing an additional charge of wanton endangerment for having his son in the car.
