The screams of a man attempting to rob a fast food restaurant switched on a phone's Bluetooth device, transmitting the sounds of the robbery to the person on the other line. Ironically, the screams were of the robber ordering people in the store not to answer their phones.

While waiting for the timer-activated safe to open at a Wendy's Wednesday morning, Keith Allen Sturgill was holding people at gunpoint, when an employee's phone started to ring. Sturgill started to scream, threatening to shoot anyone who answered his phone.

His yelling then activated the Bluetooth device in the employee's ear. Her friend, an employee at a bank across the street, heard the robber screaming and called the police.

Police then surrounded the area and Sturgill exited the restaurant with his gun pointed at the head of a hostage. Sgt. Rich Weiner said that the robber was eventually talked into releasing the employee. He then pointed the gun to his forehead, ramming it until it bled, before he surrendered.

The Columbus Dispatch reported that Sturgill, 35, was arrested for armed robbery and kidnapping. He is currently on parole for a 1993 robbery and rape.