2 men robbed and beat disabled man, posted assault video
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The 23-year-old man with cerebral palsy stood in a stairwell at his apartment complex with his hands balled into fists, seemingly in self-defense.
A man then appeared to kick him in the groin and, when the man fell to the ground, called out: “Record it. Hold on, record it.”
Authorities in Oakland County, Mich., say Nikey Dashone Walker and Shadeed Dontae Bey robbed and beat the man and filmed the attack “using the victim’s cell phone” Sunday morning in Pontiac, about 30 miles from Detroit.
The suspects then “proceeded to post the video to the victim’s Facebook page as well as their own personal pages,” the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Walker and Bey, both 20, were arrested Monday.
Nikey Dashone Walker, left, and Shadeed Dontae Bey are accused of beating a disabled man.
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The suspects have been charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder; home invasion; and unarmed robbery, all of which are felonies. If convicted on all three charges, Walker and Bey could face a maximum 20 years in prison, said Paul Walton, chief assistant prosecutor in Oakland County.
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Authorities said the suspects stole the victim’s cellphone and he went after them. Walker and Bey then beat the disabled man in the stairwell, authorities said.
“Detectives were advised the suspects had filmed the assault using the victim’s cell phone and then proceeded to post the video to the victim’s Facebook page as well as their own personal pages,” the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.