Two people nearly stabbed in attempted robbery
April 28th, 2008, 12:20 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Katie McDevitt
Two people were nearly stabbed Sunday after refusing to hand over money to a knife-wielding robber.
Police said two people were inside their vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex, located at 1620 W. Southern Avenue, about 10:30 p.m. when a man tried to rob them. When the pair refused to turn over their money, the robber tried to stab them, but they drove off and were unharmed, police said.
The pair gave a description to police officers, who located a suspect a short distance away.
Police said the suspect, Matthew Lewis, 22, refused to listen to police commands and was taken into custody after being zapped with a Taser. Also, police said Lewis kicked an officer in the chest.
Police said the victims identified Lewis in a photo lineup and he was booked on suspicion of attempted armed robbery, aggravated assault on a police officer and possession of marijuana.
May 1st, 2008 at 11:31 am
If I was the cop who got kicked in the chest, that dude would be in the hospital for a very long time