Police: 2 Teens Kidnap, Rob Elderly Woman
POSTED: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The second of two teenagers accused of kidnapping and robbing an 83-year-old woman as she arrived home from church last month was arrested on Tuesday.
According to the arrest report, Margaret Weber was returning to her Townsend Road home on Oct. 11 when she was grabbed by Jonathan Bishop, 18, and Maria Wood, 19, and forced into the truck of her car.
Bishop and Wood allegedly drove around, stopping at least twice to open the trunk to demand Weber's personal identification number. Each time she told them she didn't have a PIN. Police said each time they reacted by punching her in the face.
Police said the two teens eventually dropped her off near the back of Memorial Park Cemetery off Normandy Boulevard. According to reports, she crawled to the nearest roadway and got the attention of a passing motorist, who called police.
Wood was arrested last week and booked into the Duval County jail. Bishop of Watershed was arrested Tuesday after police said they found his fingerprint on a deposit ticket in the victim's purse.
Both were charged with kidnapping, inflicting bodily harm and strong arm robbery. Wood was held on $750,000 bond. Because Bishop was also charged with violation of parole, he was not eligible for bond.
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