ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was arrested on Monday after he was accused of stealing an elderly woman's Bible and battering her when she tried to get it back, according to police.
Police said the victim told them she was sitting at the bus stop reading her Bible and waiting for the bus when Richard Holden, 58, sat beside her.
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She told police she dropped her Bible, and when she reached to grab it, Holden grabbed it from her.
She shouted at him to return it, but instead, he shoved her and placed the Bible in his pockets, according to the police report.
After pleas for Holden to return the Bible, he declined, reached into his pocket and slapped her hands away from him, police said.
The victim told police that she was scared of Holden's size.
Police said Holden told them during questioning that the woman was asking him about her Bible. He also told them that he made the Bible and carries it with him, police said.
Holden was arrested on charges of battery on a person 65 years or older and robbery.