A man accused of throwing an 80-year-old woman from her motorized shopping cart in the checkout line of a Clayton County grocery store has been arrested, authorities said.
Joseph Kenneth Arnold, 49, was taken into custody Tuesday, weeks after he allegedly attacked the woman and her 60-year-old daughter as they tried to pay for their groceries.
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The incident occurred the morning of Feb. 3 at the Wholesale Food Outlet on Jonesboro Road in Forest Park, police said. Surveillance video from the store appears to show the man grab the older woman by her hair and throw her from her shopping cart after punching her daughter in the face.
According to the women, the man became irate because he thought 80-year-old Mary Gardner cut in front of him in line. He didn’t realize she was shopping with her daughter, who was already waiting to check out.
Gardner suffered scrapes and bruises in the scuffle but wasn’t seriously injured. The video shows the store manager come around the checkout line and stand between the man and the other customers once he realized what was happening.
Last week, Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill offered a $2,500 cash reward for information leading to Arnold’s capture.
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Arnold was identified as a suspect shortly after authorities released a sketch of him.
He is charged with two counts of battery. Arnold remains held at the Clayton County Jail without bond as he awaits his first appearance hearing, jail records show.
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