Thief Tasers Woman After Stealing Cash in Fredericksburg: Police

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — Two men who arranged to sell an Apple iPod to two women before snatching a fistful of cash and then Tasering one of the victims while fleeing last week at Spotsylvania Towne Center, 137 Spotsylvania Mall Drive, were arrested Friday, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.

Amir Law, 20, of Spotsylvania, was charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and assault and battery.

Larry Young, 19, of Spotsylvania, was charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Both men are being held without bond.

The victims told police they arranged a meeting Jan. 3 through a Snapchat app, described their vehicles to the suspects and agreed to meet in the Towne Center parking lot. After they arrived, according to the women, the suspects approached the passenger side of the car and spoke briefly with them before one of them reached inside and grabbed $150 out of one of the victims' hands and ran toward the mall entrance.

The victims remained in the car and pursued them before one jumped out and grabbed one of the suspects, who then whipped out a Taser and stunned the woman several times in the torso.

Both suspects escaped before police eventually found them two days later.

Afterward, Spotsylvania Sheriff Roger L. Harris released the following statement: "This is one example of why we offer the Safe Meeting Space, in front of the Public Safety Building (9119 Dean Ridings Lane).

"If anyone is not sure of who they are meeting for any transaction, they can always meet in front of our building, where you are under video surveillance at all times, by Sheriff’s personnel. Should any issue occur, our Deputies could respond immediately and there is a video record of the moment."

Photos: Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office