A man recently released from jail for assaulting a woman on the street and trying to take her purse is now accused of randomly attacking an elderly man in another robbery, leaving the man with serious injuries.
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Police say Liehr approached a 79-year-old man near 1065 S. 300 West and asked him for money. When the man said he did not have any money to give, Liehr became "enraged" and told him to "stop playing games," according to a police booking affidavit. Officers located Liehr at a nearby convenience story and arrested him. Officers say he has a "vast history of assaults on strangers."
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