worst story you will read today
timA blind man from Ft. Myers in town for a conference was mugged Friday as he asked for directions to the bus stop.
At 2:30 p.m. Friday, in broad daylight, the 27-year-old — in town from Fort Myers for a conference for the blind at the Wyndham Westshore — asked a man for directions to the bus stop.
The man grabbed Scheppe’s T-shirt.
“Give me the money,” he demanded. Then came a rain of kicks and punches.
When it stopped, and the man ran away, Scheppe felt for his belongings.
His cane was gone. His phone. The duffel bag was gone, and with it his clothes, digital camera, about $190 and National Federation for the Blind shot glasses to sell to raise funds for the group. He also lost a checkbook belonging to the Student Division of the National Federation for the Blind of Florida, for which he’s treasurer.
The Ft. Myers newspaper lets potential visitors know: Local man attacked, robbed in Tampa
Pathetic.
Tampa Police are looking for the attacker. He’s described as a black man, 18-21 years old. He’s 5′4″ tall and weighs about 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing a knit cap, dark shirt and light shorts.
Tags: crime, tourism
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May 29th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
If they have a description I would think it came from a witness? Did the witness try to help or make noise to try and draw more attention to him? That hotel and area seems to have problems. I remember hearing about the hookers arrested there, the DUI accident right outside a month ago and cars stolen from the parking garage. WOW!
May 29th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
You’re right, that is awful. About the only way it could have been worse is if the victim had been a child. Ouch.
May 29th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
@wifey - This took place at the Amtrak station on Nebraska, not outside the Westshore Wyndham.
But good point about the apparent witness(es). I wondered the same thing.
May 30th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
wasn’t this a Seinfeld episode?
June 7th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
punk who rolled blind man busted…
A followup to last week’s story about Kris Scheppe, the blind Fort Myers student in town for a conference:
Punk thug Michael “Mike-Mike” Watts has been busted for the heinous crime, bringing hilarity to the otherwise disgusting act:
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