The man was punched repeatedly and robbed while on a walk Tuesday near 180 West and 1300 South. Salt Lake City police said the attack was random.
Police tape at a recent Salt Lake City crime scene. Salt Lake City police arrested a 25-year-old man Tuesday, June 13, 2023, after authorities say he attacked and robbed a 79-year-old man who was on a morning walk.Salt Lake City police arrested a 25-year-old man Tuesday after authorities say he attacked and robbed a 79-year-old man who was on a morning walk, officials announced Wednesday.
Before the 79-year-old was assaulted, the younger man asked him for money, police said. When the older man said he didn’t have any, the younger man told him to “stop playing games” and followed him to the nearby TRAX station, according to a probable cause affidavit. Officers later took the 25-year-old man into custody at a convenience store near 100 South and 300 East and booked him into Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of aggravated robbery. The Salt Lake Tribune generally does not name defendants unless they have been charged with a crime.
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