Man Arrested on Suspicion of Grand Larceny, Elder Abuse
A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly robbing an 85-year-old man on a bus and attempting to hijack a parking enforcement vehicle. Tyler Dean Davies reportedly robbed 85-year-old Robert Grim on the city bus and fleeing the scene of the incident. The 21-year-old then jumped into a parking enforcement vehicle in an attempt to get the parking official to help him flee.
Davies tried to use the official’s Taser gun but the officer used the gun instead on Davies, subduing him. He was booked on suspicion of elder abuse, grand theft, resisting a police officer and trying to take an officer’s weapon. He is currently held on a $20,000 bail according to Cal Coast News.com.
There was no report on any injuries that occurred to any of the victims in this incident, including the elderly victims. This incident demonstrates two of the most common things to occur, which are elder abuse and resisting an officer. Many victims of elder abuse are often over the age of 65 years of age and are often unable to defend themselves. In this incident, they were taken by surprise which made it much more difficult to defend themselves. Even if no injuries were sustained, robbing an elderly person of their personal possessions or their money should never happen by any means and Davies should be held accountable for his actions in this case.
