Three charged in assault of elderly man taking too long to cross Colerain Avenue

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COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Two men answered to charges that they assaulted an elderly man because he may have been taking too long to cross the street. A woman is also charged for driving them away after the attack.

Police say on April 1, Timothy Akemon and Daron Adams assaulted 67-year-old Steven Lewis, who suffers from dementia, after he crossed Colerain Avenue. They had pulled over in a parking lot and waited for him to walk to where they were.

According to court papers, they hit Lewis in the head. He suffered a fractured skull and brain bleeds and is still recovering in nursing care, according to a Colerain Township detective who spoke at their arraignments. He still can't walk on his own.

Akemon and Adams are charged with felonious assault. A judge ordered Adams held on $250,000 bond.

Akemon got out of prison in 2016 after serving 15-year sentence for causing the death of his girlfriend's toddler.

"The defendant has a history of attacking defenseless people," said Assistant Prosecutor David Wood.

Akemon is also accused of initiating the assault on Lewis. A judge ordered him held on $350,000 bond.

According to police, a woman, Tina Lay, jumped into the driver's seat while the other two were assaulting the man and drove them away from the scene. She's also charged with felonious assault and is locked up on $75,000 bond.

The case will go to the grand jury on April 15.

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Three charged in assault of elderly man taking too long to cross Colerain Avenue