A Cobb County teenager was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for the beating and robbery of a 94-year-old World War II veteran.
A Cobb County jury on Friday found James Wendell Glover Jr., 16, guilty of aggravated assault and robbery of a person over the age of 65 in the beating of Paul Smallwood in his apartment last fall. Glover was charged as an adult.
The victim was returning from a doctor's appointment Sept. 24 when he encountered an 11-year-old boy who offered to introduce the man to someone who could fix his car.
When Smallwood declined, the boy followed him into the apartment. When Smallwood told the child to leave, Glover, then 15, emerged and threw a 10-inch rock at the man.
Smallwood fell onto his back, and the teen continued to beat him with the rock, according to reports. The youths got away with a wallet containing $27 and a cell phone.
The victim sustained a broken hip, broken collarbone and serious head injuries, according to Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Angela Reedy. The man previously had been living independently but is now in an assisted-living facility.
As for the younger suspect, he pleaded guilty, testified against Glover and received two years’ supervised release.
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