Two men were arrested after they brutally beat and robbed a 67-year-old man diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia in a Houston parking lot after he tried to get into the wrong car.
Elderly Florentino Hurtado and his wife went to a local meat market on Saturday. Hurtado, who has been struggling with diagnoses for the past two years, stayed behind in the car while his wife entered the store, his daughter, Jessica, told ABC13.
Surveillance footage shows Hurtado getting out of the car, looking disoriented, which Jessica said is typical of her father in his current state. He then tried to pull the door handle of the wrong car, as the video shows, but the door was locked.
Trayvon Lockridge and Deroderic Stephens, who appeared to own the car, then got out and brutally beat the elderly man, stomping his head into the street and punching him repeatedly, the video shows.
The attackers stole Hurtado’s cell phone before fleeing, leaving it on the ground in the parking lot.
Two men attacked Hurtado when he tried to get into another car that appeared to be his. ABC13 Houston, ABC13 Houston Florentino Hurtado suffered a broken cheekbone and a possible traumatic injury in the beating. ABC13 Houston, ABC13 Houston
“My dad, you could see him stumble and get up, and you could tell he was obviously confused and dazed as well, and he started wandering toward the pawn shop,” Jessica told ABC13.
Hurtado, who weighs less than 100 pounds, suffered a broken cheekbone, a possible traumatic brain injury, a black eye and several cuts that required stitches, his family said.
Jessica said her father doesn’t speak English, which could have added to the confusion.
The video shows the two suspects repeatedly stomping and punching Hurtado. ABC13 Houston, ABC13 Houston Trayvion Lockridge and Deroderic Stephen were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery. ABC13 Houston, ABC13 Houston
“It’s hard to watch (the surveillance video), to see someone have that aggression toward someone and the fact that it’s our dad,” Jessica said. “He didn’t deserve it.”
“A simple push, a simple ‘Go,'” he added. “My dad would have left.”
Lockridge and Stephens were located by police and each charged with aggravated robbery over the age of 65, officials told the outlet.
Hurtado had a brief moment of clarity about the attack at the hospital, but has since been unable to remember how he was injured.
“I understand that my dad made a horrible mistake, but he didn’t deserve what that person did to him, so it’s been very difficult,” Jessica said. “I think anyone who understands people with Alzheimer’s or just older people, everyone gets confused.”
Lockridge, 30, who has no prior convictions, was held on bail at $50,000, according to ABC13.
Stephens, 37, has five pending cases in addition to his new position. His bail has not yet been set.
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