Man holds up Charlestown Whole Foods with an axe; on brutally hot day, he made off with some refreshing drinks, police say

Boston Police report arresting a man they say held up the Charlestown Whole Foods, 27 Austin St., around 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

Police say Alan Badgett, 33, walked into the store, began waving around both an axe and a bottle of liquor - make unspecified - and told security he "could take whatever he wanted." And what he allegedly wanted on a day with a heat index approaching 100 while dressed from head to toe in black was some cooling refreshment: He made off with one juice bottle and "multiple water bottles" before running out, police say:

Two officers assigned to a paid detail on Main Street rushed towards Austin Street and were able to de-escalate the suspect. The detail officers conducted a pat frisk of the suspect, and recovered an axe.

Badgett was arraigned on a charge of armed robbery this morning in Charlestown Municipal Court, where a judge ordered him held because he couldn't come up with $500 for bail.

Innocent, etc.