Crime & Safety

Police Seek Man Who Beat Elderly Man With Wooden Spindle

He approached the man, asked him a question, then started swinging.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the man responsible for beating an elderly man with a wooden spindle last month.

The office said in a news release a man approached the elderly man from behind and asked him a question before beating him until the spindle broke. After that, he continued to assault the elderly with his bare hands before fleeing on foot.

The incident occurred between 5:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 in the area of North Quail and MacDuff Drive, near Yeager Road.

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The suspect is described as:

  • White male
  • Clean shaven, no facial hair
  • Balding with short brown in color hair
  • No glasses seen
  • No visible jewelry
  • No visible tattoos
  • No shirt description
  • Last seen wearing camo shorts
  • Height between 5-9 and 5-11
  • Approximately 175 pounds
  • The subject is in his late 30s or early 40s
  • The subject spoke with no obvious accent

If you have information pertinent to this case, call Investigator J Williams (Douglas County Sheriff’s office reference case # DCSO14OFF004397) at 678-486-1234 (desk), 770-949-5656 (office), or email at jwilliams@sheriff.douglas.ga.us

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