Posted on 08/09/2023 7:51:10 AM PDT by grundle
STOCKTON, Calif. — Days after a viral video showed a would-be thief get beaten by 7-Eleven clerks, Stockton police said they arrested that man after learning he was connected to multiple robberies and other crimes.
The video that many have seen shows a man filling up a trash can full of cigarette packs. At some point, one 7-Eleven clerk pins that man, later identified as 42-year-old Tyrone Frazier, down to the ground while another clerk is seen beating Frazier with what appears to be a wooden pole. Advertisement
The Stockton Police Department said it first learned of that attempted robbery on July 29 after 3:05 a.m. when its officers met Stockton Fire Department personnel at West Market and South Center streets. There, they learned of a man complaining of pain after being hit by a stick who would not disclose how he got hurt.
He was not arrested that night because the police department said it had not known then about his previous robberies at 7-Eleven.
The police department said it later learned that the man was Frazier, who showed up in the viral video and was linked to multiple robberies at the 7-Eleven on Center Street.
According to Stockton police crime logs, the first robbery happened July 28 around 3:40 a.m. The man, believed to be Frazier, went behind the counter and threatened to shoot an employee if he intervened. The person then took several packs of cigarettes and other items in a large garbage bag before leaving.
The second robbery happened hours before the viral beatdown attempted robbery, on July 29 at 12:27 a.m., police logs show. An employee told officers the same person from the first robbery entered and demanded money while making it seem like he had a handgun. That employee did not follow his commands and placed several food items in a garbage bag before leaving.
On Aug. 7, around 11:24 p.m., the police department said it found Frazier at the scene of a reported vandalism in the 100 block of East Weber Avenue, a few blocks away from the 7-Eleven. After arresting Frazier, officers learned of a third robbery that was not reported. Police did not release details on when and where that third robbery was.
The police department said it will forward all of its findings to the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office after it finishes interviews and searching for evidence.
Earlier, the police department said it was investigating possible assault charges as the video shows the clerks clearly restraining the man believed to be Frazier and beating him repeatedly.
On Tuesday, the district attorney's office asserted that it is only investigating the would-be thief shown in the video.
Nothing wrong with praying for him. Sounds like a great idea.
I must admit; I’m still concerned about letting some out, though. So I wonder what this guy’s previous crimes are (assuming he’s a prior felon).
Which is why I opposed the release of Tex Watson and Leslie van Houten.
See also, Faryion Wardrip’s case on “Forensic Files”
I think he actually tried to repent - but...
(I can’t find the FF video at the moment)
Oh yeah, I see where Wardrip was first released from prison with an ankle monitor, and attended church. He was sent back to prison when they found he had murdered several other women. He’s still on death row.
Yeah he’s killed 5 or more. I think 2 after he got out of prison. And he wound up teaching Sunday School after getting out.
Three, or more, previously in Wichita Falls, Texas and maybe Kansas(?). Can’t remember; been too long since I saw it - but I saw that episode 2-3 times.
I hardly watch that show anymore. Too much is too much.
The show that finally did it was the guy who had attempted to become a Navy Seal (washed out). I don’t even want to describe that episode. Absolutely too freaky.
Plenty of time to get right with God on death row. Sometimes that’s what it takes.
Well, I pray that they do.
Still, I don’t know how the victims’ families are able to deal with their horrible losses.
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