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Man assaulted near Vergas
Published 6:46am Tuesday, May 19, 2009On Saturday, at 4:30 p.m., a 78-year-old man and his son were traveling along Trowbridge Circle near Vergas when an occupant of the vehicle in front of them threw a beer bottle out the window. The victim told his adult son to follow the suspect vehicle to see if they could identify them and have them pick up the bottle.
The suspect vehicle stopped and the victim asked them to pick up their trash. The victim and his son then left to go to town. The suspect vehicle then passed them and stopped crosswise in the road in front of the victim, forcing them to stop. Two white males, one armed with a club, described as a sawed off baseball bat, then got out of their vehicle and approached the victim.
As he was attempting to lock his door, one of the suspects opened it and pulled him from the vehicle by his ankles. He fell to the ground, landing on his back and striking his head. During the altercation he lost his glasses and false teeth.
The suspects then returned to their vehicle. At that point the victim saw a teenage girl in the truck, also. The suspects are described as white, between 40 and 60 years old.
One suspect was described as stocky, wearing a baseball cap and amber sunglasses. The other was slim, wearing a baseball cap. The suspects’ vehicle is described as a black 1999 Chevrolet pickup with topper and white pinstripe. Two dogs, believed to be German shorthairs,, were in the back of the vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s department.
