Sioux Falls man charged with twice robbing elderly woman

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 21:51 · Archive

A 24-year-old Sioux Falls man faces felony charges after allegedly breaking into an 84-year-old woman's apartment at a senior living home twice in two weeks.

A 24-year-old Sioux Falls man has been charged with multiple felonies following two break-ins at The Inn on Westport, a senior living community in Sioux Falls, within two weeks.

On 15 October, police responded after staff called 911 on behalf of an 84-year-old resident who reported a break-in while she was playing cards with a neighbour. Officers found the patio door forced open, drawers pulled out, and jewellery scattered on the floor. An iPhone, cash, cigarettes, and several silver certificates and rare coins were reported stolen. The victim told police she briefly saw a masked man run out of her bedroom and flee through the broken patio door.

Nearly two weeks later, on 28 October, officers were called back to the same apartment. The resident reported she was in bed when she heard loud banging and found the man inside her living room. According to court documents, the suspect grabbed her arm, hip, and neck, pulling her back inside and demanding money. He claimed he needed money because his mother had cancer. The woman managed to reach a bathroom and repeatedly pulled emergency assistance cords before the suspect attempted to stop her. When nursing staff responded and knocked on the door, the suspect fled through the patio door again. The victim was taken to hospital and treated for a broken bone in her right hand sustained during the struggle.

The suspect was charged with three counts of burglary in the first degree and one count of second-degree robbery.

How it is being reported

• 24-year-old charged with robbing 84-year-old victim twiceSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A Sioux Falls man was charged Wednesday for robbing an elderly resident of The Inn on Westport in Sioux Falls on two separate occasions, according to court documents. Wakiyaku Irons, 24, of Sioux Falls is charged with three counts of burglary in the first degree and one count of second-degree [...]Keloland · 5 Nov, 21:23
• Sioux Falls man charged after 84-year-old woman assaulted, robbed twice at senior living homeA 24-year-old Sioux Falls man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he broke into an 84-year-old woman’s apartment at a senior living community twice in two weeks.Dakotanewsnow · 5 Nov, 21:13

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