Christina A. Lintner, 40, of Gurnee, (inset) was arrested after being accused of committing an attempted robbery at the Marathon, 36809 North Route 83 in unincorporated Lake Villa, Wednesday afternoon. | Background Photo: Google Street View; Inset: Provided

Authorities say a woman was taken into custody after she tried robbing a gas station near Lake Villa while implying she was armed with a gun Wednesday afternoon.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:25 p.m. Wednesday to Marathon, 36809 North Route 83 in unincorporated Lake Villa, for a report of an armed robbery.

Sheriff’s deputies arrived and learned that a woman entered the gas station, implied that she had a firearm and demanded cash from the clerk, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli.

The clerk refused the woman’s demands and the woman attempted to break into the cash register herself.

Covelli said she fled in a black SUV with out-of-state license plates after not having any success with accessing the cash.

Sheriff’s deputies at the scene used Flock license plate reader technology to determine the vehicle likely used in the robbery was a Ford Expedition.

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Sheriff’s dispatchers issued a countywide broadcast to other law enforcement with the information, Covelli said.

Gurnee police officers located the vehicle after a Flock camera in the area detected the offending vehicle.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Grand Avenue and Hunt Club Road police officers had the offending vehicle pulled over.

The driver, Christina A. Lintner, 40, of Gurnee, was identified as being responsible for committing the attempted robbery, Covelli said.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested her and transported her to the Lake County Jail.

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the charge of attempted aggravated robbery, a Class 2 felony.

“Through diligent work and collaboration, our deputies tracked down and apprehended an offender who posed a threat to others. I’m proud of everyone involved—our telecommunicators who issued the alert, our deputies who investigated, and our law enforcement partners who helped locate this offender,” Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg said.

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Lintner is set to appear in First Appearance Court Thursday morning where the state’s attorney’s office intends to file a petition to detain Lintner while awaiting trial.