Pair Charged With Beating Man With Stick, Taking His Wallet

  • Friday, December 19, 2014
Jerry Quincy Allen
Jerry Quincy Allen

Two men are charged with beating a man with a large stick while he slept on the steps of a downtown church, then taking his wallet.

Jerry Quincy Allen, 45, and James Leo Boas, 40, both of 727 E. 11th St., are charged with aggravated robbery.

In the incident on Wednesday, Bradley Casehart said he and a friend were asleep at Tompkin Chapel Church on Palmetto Street. He said two people he knows as "Jimbo" and "Allen" approached.

He said "Jimbo" held him down, while "Allen" hit him repeatedly with the stick.

His wallet contained $35 and miscellaneous cards.

The victim identified his assailants from a photo lineup.

James Leo Boas
James Leo Boas
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