Mario Brown accused of robbing the Coffee Wonk of Syn incense and money

Patrons of the Coffee Wonk on Broadway might remember a few weeks during the fall when the store’s stock of Syn — an incense with a  “Not for Human Consumption” label that was frequently ignored, if you know what I’m talking about — had been confiscated by the Kansas City Police Department. Rather than confiscate the incense out of fear that the Wonk staff was breaking the law, the cops were in the store because the staff had called 911 to report a robbery, according to shop owner Micah Riggs.

The Coffee Wonk eventually restocked, but those of you who suffered a dry spell can blame Kansas City’s own Mario Brown, who was charged Friday with robbing the store at gunpoint and starting the whole series of events.