Clarksville, TN
Clarksville, TN
Posted on Jun 11, 2018
Elderly Man Dies After Being Beaten By Juveniles
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An elderly man who was beaten while on the job and died from the vicious attack has been identified.
Authorities confirmed 71-year-old Ted Cook died from his injuries Saturday night.
Officials with the Clarksville Police Department said he had been in the hospital since three juveniles kicked and hit him repeatedly with the butt of a rifle during a robbery at a laundromat and car wash on Peachers Mill Road on May 30.
Police confirmed the three juveniles, two age 14 and one age 13, have been arrested and charged with additional charges possible.
Authorities confirmed 71-year-old Ted Cook died from his injuries Saturday night.
Officials with the Clarksville Police Department said he had been in the hospital since three juveniles kicked and hit him repeatedly with the butt of a rifle during a robbery at a laundromat and car wash on Peachers Mill Road on May 30.
Police confirmed the three juveniles, two age 14 and one age 13, have been arrested and charged with additional charges possible.
Elderly Man Dies After Being Beaten By Juveniles
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
Sadly the crime calls for a higher level of prosecution, they will need to be tried as adults.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
I think the crime decides this one. I believe when you beat someone as bad as they beat him they were full aware of what they were doing. In this case, yes they should be tried as adults. If they went in and knocked him to the floor and robbed the place and left then, no but because they just robbed the place...but when they repeatedly beat him and he died then yes they should be tried as adults.
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LT Brad McInnis
PO3 Phyllis Maynard - I agree, I am sure the Judge and DA will do the right thing. I guess I just wish we didn't have kids doing such stupid, violent, horrible things...
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Try them as adults. There's no "rewiring" an individual who is capable of such levels of violence. BLUF, they are a liability, not an asset to society.
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I live here in Clarksville and have washed laundry in that establishment. I have never talked to the gentlemen that was attacked and died but I would hope that these young people get some time to pay for what they have done. If you bring a rifle to rob someone you in my estimation are an adult. You have made an adult decision and have now attacked and killed an adult.
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