Man Beaten With Golf Putter During Home Invasion

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Updated: 10/10/2011 8:48 am
MEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - A woman has been arrested in a home invasion that happened early in the morning on Sunday, October 9, 2011.

The incident happened aroung 2 a.m. in the 2900 block of Champions Drive in Lakeland.

The 67-year-old John Nichols told police he was inside his apartment with 20-year-old Tessa Douglas when she opened the door for two masked people.

According to an affidavit, the masked suspects beat Nichols with a golf club until it broke. They took his wallet and his cell phone, as well as several pieces of camera equipment and a TV. The suspects then left in the victim's 2004 GMC Sierra.

Memphis police assisted deputies and were able to track the vehicle using ONSTAR to the 3700 block of Kerwin.

Inside, they found Douglas and a man, who managed to escape. Police found several of the items stolen from the victim in the back of the truck.

Douglas was charged with car theft. She could also face other charges. The masked suspects remain on the loose.

The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. He is stable.
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Frayserboi - 10/10/2011 7:41 PM
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"Tessa"....with a name like that, she was doomed from birth....

missy22 - 10/10/2011 3:50 PM
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You can't even enjoy the benefits of paying for it anymore. What's this world coming to?

JeffersonTao - 10/10/2011 10:47 AM
1 Vote
Sounds like rent-a-ho gone bad!

Hamilton Co 31 - 10/10/2011 8:17 AM
3 Votes
The breed of heartless people (THUGS)aren't just confined to Memphis, Tn. These ANIMALS are everywhere. Gang members, crackheads, whatever you wanna call'em. If they are that BOLD to break into someone's home then the home owner shouldn't have any MERCY when it come to defending their FAMILY !!!

cindy07 - 10/10/2011 3:14 AM
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Now that I've been able to see who Tessa Douglas is, Mytown, I better understand your comment. This was an ill conceived robbery by a group of young people who had no apparent mercy for the victim. It is probably drug related and there was no reason to treat this elderly gentleman so horribly.

mytown - 10/9/2011 9:49 PM
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Old people make mistakes, as do middled aged people and young mindless cretins. My problem is that they beat the old guy all the way down. Why? Just for the fun of doing it? There is a breed of people in Memphis without any regard for human life in general and it seems as if their multipling on my food stamp dime.

pkt2313 - 10/9/2011 7:26 PM
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as they say, there is nothing like an old fool, but now maybe a DEAD old fool. DUHHHHH what was he thinking???

SlimJim123 - 10/9/2011 7:24 PM
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Good job onstar. Apparently from other sites she was there for prostitution. She obviously knew the robbers. Still, crime never pays!

bigmek4 - 10/9/2011 6:07 PM
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I BET THE NEXT TIME HE WANTS TO PAY FOR SEX HE WILL STICK TO SOMEONE CLOSER TO HIS AGE...JUST SAYING BC WHAT ELSE COULD THEY HAVE IN COMMON??
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