Man charged in robbery of disabled couple at Durham bus stop
A man has been charged in connection with the robbery of a disabled Durham couple Friday afternoon.
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Authorities said a 65-year-old man and 78-year-old woman, both in wheelchairs, were headed home from a bus stop in the 300 block of Chestnut Street when a man approached and yanked a gold chain of the woman’s neck.
The thief also tried to pull rings off her fingers, causing cuts to her hands, but the man was able to fight off the thief, who then ran off, police said.
The couple was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
Durham police on Thursday charged Eric Lemel Campbell, 29, of Durham, with common-law robbery, attempted common-law robbery and two counts of assault on a handicapped person in connection with the incident. He was arrested Friday and was being held in the Durham County jail under a $25,000 bond.
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