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How COULD they? Shocking moment Texas man and his friend head-stomp and beat frail Alzheimer's sufferer, 67, who got confused and mistook their car for his daughter's
Daily Mail UK ^ | December 30, 2023

Posted on 12/30/2023 3:53:14 PM PST by Morgana

Frightening footage shows the moment a 67-year-old man was brutally accosted in a Houston parking lot after getting confused and mistaking his attackers' car for his daughter's.

The victim attacked in the clip has since been identified as Florentino Hurtado, who relatives said was diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's two years ago.

The men seen carrying out the beating - which happened Saturday outside a local meat market - are believed to be Trayvion Lockridge and Derodric Stephens, who are both in police custody following the assault.

The pair - allegedly seen bombarding the senior with blows before stomping him to the ground - are being held on charges of aggravated robbery of a victim over the age of 65.

The state first asked Lockridge's bond be set at $1million, but the defense countered with a request for $3,000. The amount, in turn, was set to $50,000, after cops aired their belief Lockridge punched Hurtado eight times and stomped him at least four.

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Stephens' bond, meanwhile, has not been set, as prosecutors said he has five pending cases in addition to the new charge. The allegation, more serious than regular aggravated robbery, carries a max penalty of 99 years in prison.

As Hurtado recovers from a broken cheekbone, numerous cuts that required stitches, and a possible traumatic brain injury, his daughter Jessica on Thursday described how she believes the attack transpired.

'My dad, you can see him stumble up and get up, and you could tell he was obviously confused and dazed as well, and he started wandering towards the pawnshop,' Jessica told KTRK, narrating the now widely seen security clip.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: amish; assault; booboo; crime; elderly; scottadamswascorrect; texas; violence; yogi
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To: Morgana
She further cited how the retiree does not speak a word of English - a fact that likely contributed to the confusion.

So a guy with Alzheimer's and dementia, who can't speak or understand any English, is being allowed to go out and do stuff in a car?

What sort of family does he have? How can you not know any English, yet live in an English speaking country?

41 posted on 12/30/2023 5:45:38 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Morgana

Let me guess…. Rednecks?


42 posted on 12/30/2023 5:50:03 PM PST by MrRelevant
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To: Jim W N

And they wonder why people are prejudiced and “racist”. It’s a survival instinct!


43 posted on 12/30/2023 5:51:16 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Morgana

Negros, of course.....


44 posted on 12/30/2023 5:52:30 PM PST by doorgunner69 (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
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To: Morgana

Of course it wasn’t racial, it never is.


45 posted on 12/30/2023 5:58:30 PM PST by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: Uncle Miltie
Any punches or kicks to the head are actually attempted first-degree murder - because you can kill a person without actually killing them.

Enough brain damage, and the still-living person is not the same person. You've killed them.

It's a loophole in our joke of a "justice" system.

46 posted on 12/30/2023 6:04:46 PM PST by kiryandil (Free Rocco!!)
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To: Morgana

that is not assault or aggravated robbery, that is ATTEMPTED MURDER!

I HATE when police undercharge for stomping. EVERY time someone stomps on someone, that is attempted murder in my opinion.


47 posted on 12/30/2023 6:06:50 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Morgana

“I agree. Could they not tell he was just confused and had the wrong car? “

Some people are just looking for any excuse to jack people up.


48 posted on 12/30/2023 6:14:05 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (I went to bed on November 3rd 2020 and woke up in 1984.)
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To: Morgana

Less picturesque, more practical: Cuff the thugs to some cell bars, and tell the Hispanic gang members what they did to a helpless Latino viejo.


49 posted on 12/30/2023 6:21:39 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: aquila48

It’s not prejudice = “pre-fact-judgment”.

It’s “post-fact-judgment”.


50 posted on 12/30/2023 6:35:00 PM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: sketchboy

Should I feel racist because ............

Naw...... I think all races do things
outside the legal guidelines. Different
skin colors may be prom to do something
different but still illegal. jmo


51 posted on 12/30/2023 6:37:27 PM PST by deport
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To: Morgana

Avoid melanated folks. It will save your life.


52 posted on 12/30/2023 6:49:08 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eye)
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To: Morgana

Wow. That saved you a few bucks. Cool.


53 posted on 12/30/2023 7:29:25 PM PST by gitmo (If your theology doesn't match your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Jim W N

No, you PRE-JUDGE the next BIPOC you run into based on your voluminous past experiences and information.

You pre-judge a lion, or a pitbull, a poodle, based on what you already reliably know about them


54 posted on 12/30/2023 7:34:03 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Morgana

If Obama had a son would look just like him….

Or some such..


55 posted on 12/30/2023 7:36:42 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Uncle Miltie

Those who annoy....


56 posted on 12/30/2023 7:41:27 PM PST by gathersnomoss (Clown World)
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To: Morgana
“Animals belong in a cage.”

And some need to be put down.

57 posted on 12/30/2023 8:00:36 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: Morgana

I would suggest that any nearby man should feel free to draw and quarter these two POS, and send a bill to their mammas for disposal of her babies.


58 posted on 12/30/2023 8:47:25 PM PST by healy61 (.)
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To: Morgana

Obviously, this poor old man should not have been stomped and the suspects should be penalized to the maximum extent of the law. But maybe this encounter might have turned out differently if the GRANDFATHER could speak English. He has a daughter that speaks English and has, what I assume are American grandchildren, but hasn’t been bothered to learn the native language. He probably receives public assistance/reinterment (eg. Social Security / Medicare) and yet he cannot speak English. Don’t you have to pass an English test to become a citizen? How is it that this man hasn’t been bothered to learn English? If you come to be on the public dole you should have to demonstrate your Americanism at some point. Otherwise, the whole thing and we are just the suckers funding it.


59 posted on 12/30/2023 8:53:17 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead
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To: Texas_Jarhead
Depending on how his dementia progressed he may have spoken English at one time and lost the ability due to the illness.

He also may be someone who is living with his offspring but is not a citizen just a legal resident.

Or he might even just be visiting the kids for Christmas.

Or he may be here illegally.

No matter you still don't beat old people and you certainly do not head stomp them. Even if they can not speak at all.

60 posted on 12/30/2023 9:02:49 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( In a quaint alleyway, they graciously signaled for a vehicle on the main road to lead the way. )
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