Good Samaritan Brutally Beaten After Stopping to Help Stranded Driver

A northwest Missouri man is grateful to be alive after surviving a violent attack in Clay County. He was trying to be a good Samaritan, stopping to help a stranded driver.

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It’s not uncommon for Jason Jones to stop and help a stranded driver on the side of the road. But the 72-year-old said he’ll probably never do it again after being beaten with an inch of his life along Interstate 35.

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Jones was heading toward Kansas City, planning to stop off at a couple salvage yards when he saw a driver with a blown tire and pulled over.

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Jones said 19-year-old Choyce Davis and a young woman with him hopped in his van. He took them to two salvage businesses looking for a spare tire. They ultimately loaded up and headed back to the couple’s car, parked near the Holt exit on I-35 in Clay County.

Choyce Davis

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The young woman allegedly grabbed a metal rod, bashing it into his skull. Jones tried to stop her as the van veered off the road.

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Jones said Davis grabbed his neck, choked him and started punching him in the face.

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A passerby called 911. The couple tried to get in the van and take off, but it was stuck in the mud. Deputies arrived fast, arresting Davis and the young woman.

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Jones was rushed to the hospital with his face covered in blood, eyes black and blue. Doctors found a brain bleed and fractured skull and didn’t know if he’d survive.

Jason Jones after the assault.

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But he’s also angry after learning Davis, who is from Illinois, was granted bond.

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