Denver police arrested a man who they suspect stole a cell phone from a woman in a wheelchair along the 16th Street Mall earlier this month.
The man, identified as 19-year-old Dontae Richardson-Riley, was taken into custody Friday morning in the 3200 block of Ash Street, said Raquel Lopez, a police spokeswoman.
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The robber ripped the phone, which was attached to a lanyard, from around the neck of the paraplegic victim, who also is unable to speak, and then fled on foot.
Richardson-Riley’s name was originally withheld because police believed he was a juvenile.
According to court records, he is currently serving two year’s probation for felony attempted trespass of a dwelling and misdemeanor theft.
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