Police have charged a man following the attempted armed robbery of a convenience store in Everton Park last night.

Around 9.20pm, the men entered separate businesses on Stafford Road and South Pine Road.

It will be alleged one of the men entered the convenience store armed with a hand gun and threatened the male employee before demanding he open the cash register.

When the staff member couldn’t open the cash register the man fled the store.

He allegedly continued to a nearby ice cream shop where the second man had entered and demanded two employees and a customer move to the front of the premises. The men then fled the scene empty handed.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

Two men and a woman located at an address in Albany Creek surrendered into police custody without incident.

A 25-year-old Albany Creek man has been charged with attempted armed robbery, enter premises with intent to commit an indictable offence and assault.

He is due to appear in Pine Rivers Magistrates Court today.

Investigations are continuing.