Jack the Assaulter Takes the Cake
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- May 30, 2007
FIRST of all, the written rule is that you don’t mug women of any age, but Jack Rhodes, 44, is the worst of the worst for mugging a 101-year-old Rose Morat in New York in late April. Despite the mugging, Morat said she isn’t fearful.
Rhodes is a thug, and has been arrested on charges of robbery, grand larceny, burglary and assault. Oh yeah, he’s also accused of robbing an 85-year-old woman the same day he attacked Morat.
The New York thug got away with $33 and Morat’s house keys. She suffered a fractured cheekbone and spent time in a local hospital. Morat said she’s feeling better, and also indicated if she’d been a little younger she would have gone after Rhodes.
Thank goodness she didn’t go after him, but the thug was captured on a surveillance tape. Here is what’s on the surveillance tape. Rhodes is looming over Morat while holding on to a bicycle. He pretends to help her through the vestibule at her apartment building. The thug turns to grab Morat’s head and delivers three hard punches to her face and swipes her purse. Morat is dazed and tries to reach for her purse when the mugger hits her again, pushing her and her walker to the ground.
New Yorkers are outraged by this senseless act of violence. Thankfully, it was captured on video surveillance. Even more outrageous is the fact this crime is a misdemeanor and punishable by not more than a year in jail.
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About the Author
Ralph C. Jensen is the Publisher/Editor in chief of Security Today magazine.