Police: 2 arrested in assault near Westside Walmart

Investigation shut down part of 103rd Street

JSO booking photos of Richard Alridge (left) and Eric Edwards (right)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two men have been arrested in an incident Sunday night near a Westside Walmart on 103rd Street, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office on Thursday said that a man was not stabbed, contrary to initial reports.

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Police said they later learned that the man was pistol-whipped in the head and then ran through a sliding glass door to get away from his attackers, who talked about killing him. 

According to police, Eric Edwards, 30, arranged with the victim, 42-year-old Thomas Foley, to clean his apartment in return for a hit of heroin.

Edwards left, returned, and accused Foley of stealing change from the apartment. That’s when he pistol-whipped him, investigators said.

As Foley ran away, police said, Edwards and Richard Aldridge, 36, got into a pickup truck, with Aldridge driving.

Foley told police that Aldridge tried to run him down a couple times. 

Aldridge is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by convicted felon.

Edwards told officers that it’s all a mix-up.

Edwards is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by convicted felon.

Foley was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Part of 103rd Street was closed Sunday night due to the investigation.