Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Teenagers Arrested for Violent Robbery

UPDATE: 11/15/07: The two juveniles charged in this case were released to their parents from detention today. They will be tracked by a GPS electronic monitoring system.

On November 10th, a man was beaten and robbed by two black teenage males as he left the Piedmont Restaurant on South Blvd. The two suspects stole the victim's 2007 Audi after they violently attacked him. The victim was transported to the hospital with a serious head injury.

According to CMPD, officers located the victim's car less than two hours later on West Blvd. The vehicle was occupied by four teenage males. All four teens were arrested and brought to Police Headquarters for questioning. Teen Suspect I (Age 13) and Teen Suspect II (Age 14) confessed to the robbery and said they picked up the other two teens after the robbery. CMPD will not identify the suspects by name because they are juveniles.

Teen Suspect I & II told police they saw the victim get out of his new car and walk into the restaurant. The victim suffers from medical issues which cause him to walk slowly with a cane. The teens told police they waited outside the restaurant for the victim to eat his dinner. As the man exited the restaurant, Suspect I grabbed the victim from behind, lifted him up and threw him to the ground. The teen told police he heard the victim's head hit the concrete.

Teen Suspect II told police he thought the victim was dead because he did not move or say anything. The victim dropped his keys during the assault so the teens took the car and drove away. They later picked up their two friends in the stolen vehicle to go to a party...