News reports on this are all over the place, many blatantly wrong. Likely the result of the stations needing to drum up viewers/listeners. The idiot did NOT barricade himself in the cumbys, he was in and around his car in between the pump islands. Good opportunity for the locals to trot out all of their army surplus vehicles and gear though!
Next they'll say he flipped out because his SmartPay card didn't work and he didn't get his 10 cents off per gallon.