Man armed with knife lunges at Tesco staff before using bike to smash barricaded door

CCTV captures the terrifying moment a thief lunged at Tesco staff with a knife before smashing the supermarket’s doors as the workers barricades themselves in. Josh James and Bobbie Reynolds were sentenced after a string of burglaries and knifepoint robberies in Bristol. The pair, armed with a knife, had been stealing from the supermarket before James grabbed Reynolds’s weapon when they were confronted by a fearless employee. In the CCTV, James, 33, lunges towards the Tesco worker with the knife after he was forced out of the shop. Watch more videos at the Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-pick Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/theindependent/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB