Sunday, July 31, 2011

Arrest Made After Elderly Woman Robbed

  • {West Virginia}...Joshua Cordwell, 29, a Chelyan man accused of robbing and running over an elderly woman at the Kroger in Kanawha City on Wednesday was arrested Saturday night. Cordwell was wanted for second-degree robbery and assault after being identified from a surveillance video. Police say Cordwell followed 74 year old Wanda Williams out of the store, grabbed her purse and pulled her partway into his vehicle. He then knocked her to the ground and dragged her several feet. Police say he then jumped in a car with another man and as they were leaving, they ran over her. Police are also searching for the driver of the getaway car. Cordwell faces a possible 20 years in prison.