Judge lowers bond for Houston teen accused of paralyzing woman during jugging robbery | FOX 26 Houston
A judge cut the bond in half for the Houston teen accused of paralyzing a woman during jugging incident.
Bond lowered for Joseph Harrell, suspect charged in Houston robbery that left woman paralyzed | FOX 26 Houston
Joseph Harrell’s bond was reduced from $200,000 to $100,000 for a charge of aggravated robbery with serious bodily injury. He is accused in a Houston robbery that injured Nhung Truong.
Prosecutors asked for a $200,000 bond since he was released on a $100 bond in January. The judge decided to lower bond to $100,000.
Teen accused of paralyzing woman during heist caught on call confessing to crime
Joseph Harrell, 17, is in jail on assault and robbery charges for the harrowing attack on Nhung Truong.
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Harrell was out on bond for an unrelated weapons charge at the time of the harrowing, caught-on-video attack — and he was subsequently charged in connection with another robbery just over a week later.
In the Feb. 25 incident, Harrell and another suspect allegedly stole a woman’s purse in southeast Houston. The victim and her husband later managed to track the thieves using AirPods that were inside the pilfered bag.
The victim spotted Harrell and called 911. While the woman and her husband were waiting for police to arrive, Harrell allegedly confronted the victim and pointed a gun at her.
Speaking to an unknown person on the jailhouse recording, Harrell griped about Truong’s GoFundMe fundraiser and laughed at the prospect of being imprisoned for up to 20 years for the violent purse-snatching.
“The lady probably wants justice and some more (expletive),” Harrell said. “They’ll try to max me out 20 years basically. That (expletive). I ain’t going for it.”
He continued, talking about Truong’s online charity drive: “The (expletive) already ran up $230,000 off GoFundMe. (Expletive) better run on with her life.
“Like, (expletive) you done run up $230,000. Look. They say she ran up $230,000 and she’ll be back walking in no less than a year.”
Truong may never regain full function of both legs, and her doctors said there is a 50% chance she will be able to walk again
