KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A 90-year-old woman suffered several broken bones and road rash when she was dragged by a vehicle during a purse-snatching outside an Osceola County supermarket, authorities said.
Jose Luis Delgado-Pastrana, 27, of Kissimmee, was arrested on charges of robbery by sudden snatching, aggravated abuse of an elderly/disabled person, aggravated battery person 65 years or older and larceny.
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According to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, the woman left the Publix at 3343 South Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee around 8 p.m. and a man, later identified as Delgado-Pastrana, pulled up in a red Jeep Cherokee.
Delgado-Pastrana asked her for money, and the woman told him she did not have any, deputies said.
Delgado-Pastrana then grabbed her purse, which was on her shoulder, and began driving away, dragging her about 15 feet, deputies said.
Witnesses assisted the woman, who was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for her injuries.
Detectives stopped Delgado-Pastrana and recovered the victim's purse, the Sheriff's Office said.
The woman was able to describe the Delgado-Pastrana in a photo lineup, deputies said.
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Delgado-Pastrana was arrested and booked into the Osceola County Jail.