A 63 year old male victim called Corpus Christi Police after another man punched him several times in the face and then knocked him to the ground and stole his cell phone.
Officers arrived in the 2100 block of Laredo Street and they found the victim had swelling to both eyes and a large cut on his forehead. The victim told Officers that he was punched in the face several times by the suspect and then knocked to the ground. Once on the ground, the suspect stole the victim’s cell phone.
Officers were able to catch up to the suspect, Rene Nevarez in the 300 block of Nineteenth Street and he was arrested for robbery.
The victim was treated at the scene by CCFD EMS and his cell phone was returned to him.
