By WCJB Staff
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Officers with the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrested a man on elder abuse and robbery charges after they claim he dumped an elderly man on Archer Road and stole cash from him.
GPD officers said they arrested 28-year-old Damon Worth on Wednesday after investigating an incident that happened on May 17.
In the sworn complaint, officers claim that in May, Worth offered to give the victim a ride to the hospital due to the victim having a hand injury.
Officers claim Worth stopped the vehicle while en route to the hospital and forcibly removed the victim from the vehicle, causing additional injuries to the man’s arms, and took his wallet by force.
The sworn complaint reads that Worth took approximately $300 in cash from the victim, then threw the rest of the wallet’s contents out the car window on the ground.
The victim told GPD officers that Worth then stated, “Now you’ve been robbed,” before getting back into the vehicle and driving away.
The victim claimed to have crawled to a tree along Old Archer Road and sat there for a couple of hours until he noticed the fire station across the street.
He asked GFR firefighters for help, according to the sworn complaint, and they transported him to the hospital.
The victim, a 66-year-old male, is disabled and has low mobility.
On June 5, GPD officers spoke to the witness over the phone, who confirmed that she drove them to take the victim to the hospital for a hand infection.
She told officers that during the trip to the hospital, Worth began arguing with the victim and threw his wallet out the window. She said she did not know why Worth would do that “to an old man.”
Worth is a three-time convicted felon with a history including arson, drug possession, destruction of evidence, providing false evidence to a law enforcement officer, and violation of parole.
He was arrested on Wednesday and is being held without bond.
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