Posted on March 24, 2023

Houston Teen Accused of Paralyzing Woman in ‘Jugging’ Robbery Has Bond Cut In Half

Isabel Keane, New York Post, March 23, 2023

A Houston teen has been accused of slamming a mother of three into the ground during a “jugging” robbery that left the victim paralyzed — and he appeared this week in court, where he had his bond slashed in half to $100,000.

Joseph Harrell, 17, was ordered held last week on $200,000 bond following the harrowing, caught-on-camera Feb. 13 attack that left Nhung Truong unable to walk {snip}

Joseph Harrell

Joseph Harrell

Prosecutors had asked for the $200,000 bond because he had just been released on a $100 bond on Jan. 26 on an unlawful carrying of a weapon charge.

But his court-appointed attorney argued Wednesday to have his bond reduced to $100,000, saying his family could not afford to spring him.

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Surveillance video showed Harrell had trailed Truong from a bank to a shopping center for 24 miles. He then body-slammed her into the ground and stole the $4,300 in cash she had just withdrawn.

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In addition to the counts for aggravated robbery and unlawful carrying of a weapon, Harrell is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from another incident on Feb. 25.

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