WTSP
December 31, 2013
Manatee County sheriff’s detectives have arrested a man in connection with the beating of a 70-year-old grandfather.
James Gorman suffered a bruised eye and torn rotator cuff after he reportedly asked two men speeding down his street to slow down.
Gorman was walking with his wheelchair-bound wife and his 7-year-old granddaughter at the time.
The suspect, 19-year-old Leon Rogers, is charged with battery on an elderly person.
The investigation is still ongoing as detectives try to identify other suspects.