An Arizona man was arrested on Saturday after cameras appear to have caught him forcing a woman out of her wheelchair and attempting to steal it.
The Phoenix Police Department announced in a Facebook post that they arrested Austin Shurbutt, 26, after publicizing surveillance footage that allegedly showed him assaulting and trying to rob a 28-year-old woman of her wheelchair on a light rail train on November 29. Shurbutt is reportedly seen wearing reindeer slippers as he pushes the woman near a door and dumps her out of her wheelchair.
Bystanders are seen confronting the suspect on the light rail platform before he takes off without the wheelchair.
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Shurbutt, who had two outstanding warrants, was charged with robbery, kidnapping, and assault. Police wrote that at the time of his arrest, he was wearing the same reindeer slippers he had on during last month’s incident.
Despite his arrest, a motive in last month’s incident remains unclear.
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[Featured image: Phoenix Police Department]