Wife Helpless As Berryhill Store Clerk Beaten During Robbery

The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is seeking help in identifying three men who robbed and beat a clerk at John's Berryhill Food Market Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

Deputies got the call just before 10 p.m. to the store located in the 3000 block of South 65th West Avenue.

Tulsa County Sheriff's deputies want us all to watch the security video from the store -- and pay close attention -- particularly to what the men are wearing.

They hope someone will recognize the clothing and help deputies track the suspects down.

Thirty seconds of video that shocked the town. It shows two clerks -- beat up and robbed -- at John's Berryhill Food Market.

"Something like don't happen around here," said customer Robert Cagle.

It happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday. A camera shows three disguised men storming into the convenience store, pointing guns at the counter.

One man stays by the door. Another moves toward the male clerk and beats him to the ground. A different angle shows some items being tossed during the scuffle.

At the same time -- a camera caught the third man demanding money from the clerk's wife, who's manning the counter.

The Sheriff's Office says she's begging the robbers to stop. She opens the register and gives him cash. Once she hands it over, the three men bolt out the door. She immediately locks it and calls for help.

Again -- just thirty seconds -- all it took to beat up and rob the two clerks -- and terrify the tight-knit community.

"We know them. We're friends with them. We're down here three or four times a day and we're family out here. That's the best way to put it," Cagle said.

The Sheriff's Office hopes someone will recognize the suspects based on their clothing. The cameras captured this man the best.

He wore a black hoodie with a distinctive, white circular logo on the front. A red bandana covers his face.

The video shows the other two wore gray hoodies. Deputies say all three suspects were black men, and they all wore black pants with white shoes.

"I really don't know what to say to them. I'd just like to see them caught and punished," Cagle said.

If you recognize the men in the video -- call Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS, or the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office criminal investigate division at 918-596-8661.