An elderly adult male who drove chisel nursing home from Rivers Casino Pittsburgh was pistol-whipped and robbed of his profits in front of his Aspinwall, Pa. abode ahead of time Tuesday. A suspected assailant, Jaimeca Johnson, a 28-year-old woman of Forest Hills, Pa., was charged.

As he entered his driveway, Samuel Johnson allegedly pointed a gun at him and threatened: “Give me the money or I’ll burgeon forth you.”

She also struck him with the firearm, stole about $1,500 from his pocket, and and then fled from the neighborhood, police revealed. Police were notified at nearly 1:45 am, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

The unnamed, 66-year-old victim suffered chief and face injuries. Initially, he was treated at UPMC St. Margaret hospital in Aspinwall. But was later transferred to UPMC Presbyterian hospital. He is expected to recover.

Later on Tuesday morning, Andrew Johnson was identified as a surmise and and then supercharged with carrying a small-arm without a license, recklessly endangering another mortal and other charges connected to the robbery.

The money was won at the Pittsburgh casino’s BetRivers Sportsbook, KDKA, a Pittsburgh TV station, reported.

Neighbors Thankful for Arrest

The casino is almost 8.2 miles from the victim’s Aspinwall house. The victim’s neighbors remained concerned well-nigh his shape following the robbery.

“I just now heard from a neighbour this morning, who reached out to require if we knew anything or if we were OK,” Kevin Kerr told KDKA. Kerr lives crossways the street from the crime scene.

I’m really happy that she was caught,” Kerr added. “I’m happy to try it wasn’t someone simply willy-nilly lurking the streets inward the neighborhood.”

Police preserve to investigate the robbery as of Wednesday. Anyone with entropy about the offence canful call up 833-ALL-TIPS. Callers tin can remain anonymous, constabulary add.

Surveillance Cameras Assist Cops

It was also revealed that the casino’s surveillance photographic camera footage helped the constabulary inquiry. The picture showed President Johnson allegedly tailing the man from a cash-out snapper to an elevator, KDKA said. President Lyndon Johnson continued to follow him to the casino’s parking garage.

She chose to get out the elevator on a different story than the piece did. Once she got to her car, she allegedly drove the incorrect way on a Allium tricoccum to the flooring where the dupe was inwards his car. He began driving home. She drove chisel behindhand him as he headed dorsum to the Aspinwall residence.

“Rivers Casino Pittsburgh has o'er a yard surveillance cameras monitoring the belongings 24/7,” Rivers casino interpreter Jack Horner told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

In January, a Baltimore adult male was jibe inward his domiciliate He had simply returned from a winning 24-hour interval at Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. The assailant followed the great grandfather from the gaming venue to rob him, and the lesion turned out to be fatal.

Clarence Chief Joseph Buckner, 65, unsuccessfully struggled with the bandit. But the robber fired at to the lowest degree i slam at the man.