Three Men Arrested in Assault, Robbery of Elderly Man

San Ignacio police have arrested and charged three men in connection with the violent assault and robbery of 72-year-old Ron Waight.

Twenty-year-old Leon Nelson Coleman, 21-year-old Joseph Jowel Gentle, and 20-year-old Randolf Delton Hyde, all from San Ignacio, face charges of robbery, with additional charges expected related to Waight’s injuries.

Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith outlined the details of the attack, stating, “Mr Waight was walking on Burns Avenue when he was approached by three individuals who assaulted him and stole from him some food, a small amount of money, and a cell phone.”

Waight suffered severe injuries, including bleeding to the brain, and required hospitalisation at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.

The December 15 incident occurred in the same vicinity where two tourists had been robbed just a week earlier.