Houston police have made two arrests in the violent February jugging that left a woman with serious injuries.
The incident happened back on Feb. 13 at a shopping center in the 9800 block of Bellaire Boulevard after the victim was followed more than 20 miles from a bank at 9875 Blackhawk in southeast Houston.
SEE ALSO: Man body-slams woman to ground before robbing her for cash in broad daylight at SW Houston shopping center, police say On Friday, police said Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy’Nika Woods, 19, were taken into custody. Police said Woods was the driver and Harrell was the one seen on surveillance camera body-slamming the mother of three for the $4,200 she withdrew to pay for a trip home to Vietnam.“I feel very sad that this happened to me,” Truong. “I couldn’t use the restroom, walk on my own or eat on my own.”She says she has been the sole breadwinner for her family since her husband passed away in 2016.
Houston police said Harrell and Woods confessed to the crime. They’re both facing aggravated robbery charges.
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