Complex sentence: Near Albuquerque, when Ann and Robbie give a couple a ride for gas money, the man attempts to rob them, threatening Ann with a knife, but he is foiled when Robbie points a gun at him and fires a warning shot.
Split into simpler sentences: Near Albuquerque, when Ann and Robbie give a couple a ride for gas money, the man attempts to rob them, threatening Ann with a knife. But he is foiled when Robbie points a gun at him and fires a warning shot.