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Armed Robbery of Homeless Man in North Charleston
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Homeless Man Robbed by Woman in North Charleston: A Forty-One-Year-Old Faces Armed Robbery Charges
In a disturbing incident, a homeless man in North Charleston, South Carolina, was robbed by a forty-one-year-old woman, Jacqueline Nicole Spencer, and an unknown accomplice. The attack occurred on December fifteenth when Spencer and her accomplice cut into the victims tent and punched him, fearing he might be kidnapped or held down. The pair then stole his phone, laptop, headphones, and bicycle, leaving the victim without his few possessions and feeling even more vulnerable. Spencer was arrested last Friday and is held on a fifty-thousand-dollar bond as the investigation continues. This incident underscores the daily dangers homeless people face, even in their makeshift shelters. Checkout Solipillow.com
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