Houston crime: Arrests made after woman body slammed in robbery

HOUSTON — Two folks had been arrested after a woman was followed from the bank last month and then body slammed as a person attempted to escape along with her cash, in step with Houston police. 

Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy’Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, have each been charged with annoyed robbery with severe physically harm, Detective Tyrus Fontenot with the Houston Police Department introduced Friday. Woods faces some other rate of annoyed attack on a separate case, he stated. 

The day ahead of Valentine’s Day Nhung Truong went to a Bank of America to get some money for a shuttle she used to be making plans on taking. After leaving the financial institution, she made her strategy to a shopping mall on Bellaire Boulevard just inside Beltway 8 the place she used to be allegedly adopted through Harrell and Woods. 

Fontenot stated Truong used to be strolling in entrance of the buying groceries heart when Harrell were given out of a automobile that Woods used to be using and tussled with Troung for her handbag.

After all of her assets fell to the bottom, Fontenot stated Harrell picked up what he concept used to be the cash and began operating away, but if he discovered he did not have the cash, he went again to Troung, picked her up and slammed her to the bottom.

He then picked up the envelope with the cash and ran again to the getaway automobile that Woods used to be using, Fontenot stated. 

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The complete incident used to be stuck on a surveillance digicam. 

“In fact when I saw it, it just made me mad as hell,” stated Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

Troung suffered severe accidents from the body slam. Fontenot stated she used to be even subconscious for some time ahead of being taken to the health center. 

Fontenot stated the minute the Houston Police Department used to be notified about what took place, detectives right away began investigating. Detectives have been ready to search out surveillance video, which Fontenot stated used to be key to fixing this crime.

With the assistance of surveillance cameras, police have been ready to get the registration number plate of Harrell and Woods’ car and later realized Woods used to be the motive force.

Fontenot stated she matched the outline of the woman noticed in the surveillance movies. 

She used to be ultimately detained for a visitors violation and interviewed through investigators. Fontenot stated she confessed to collaborating in the robbery and confessed to Harrell being concerned as neatly. 

After confirming Harrell used to be the opposite particular person concerned in the robbery, investigators stated they later discovered him and arrested him for a warrant on a separate annoyed attack case. He used to be interviewed and in addition confessed to collaborating in the robbery, Fontenot stated. 

Harrell and Woods have been each arrested and charged with annoyed robbery with severe physically harm.

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Truong, 44, is a mom of 3 from Vietnam. 

She used to be harm so badly right through the robbery that she could not really feel her left leg just about a month later. To at the present time, she nonetheless cannot stroll. 

“They don’t know when my leg can walk again,” Truong stated thru her daughter.

Truong is in a wheelchair now and cannot pass to the toilet on her personal. She’s in rehab hoping to stroll once more.

“I just need to practice, try to walk and stuff,” Truong said. “I’m very sad that this happened to me and I just want to let people know to be careful.”   

Troung is relieved the suspects had been stuck and hope they may be able to exchange for the easier, however she additionally fears retaliation in the event that they have been let loose of prison. 

Truong’s circle of relatives has arrange a GoFundMe to assist pay for her scientific bills.