The clerk who prayed and hugged a gunman at an Indianapolis cheque-cashing business says she felt God's presence during the robbery.
The clerk, Angela Montez, says a warmness came over her on Monday as she talked with the man, even though she was scared that she'd never see her children again.
Montez told ABC's "Good Morning America" today when she asked the gunman about his family, he replied that he and his little girl faced being homeless because he'd been unable to find a job.
He then fell to his knees in a scene caught on security video and told Montez he wouldn't hurt her before fleeing with $US20 ($NZ26.72) from the Advance America branch's register.
Twenty-three-year-old Gregory Smith surrendered on Tuesday on a robbery charge. He told WXIN-TV of Indianapolis that he was remorseful and was trying to build his relationship with God.
