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The victim told police “the suspects were supposed to give him a ride to the bank and the VA Hospital but instead taped his hands, feet and mouth and beat and robbed him then dumped him in an abandoned garage,” a statement of facts read.
The suspects, identified as 29-year-old Heather R. Byrd and 44-year-old Shawn D. Shank, were found outside the victim’s apartment near a burgundy Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Shank admitted he gave the victim a ride but denied he assaulted or robbed anyone, police said.
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However, a search of Shank’s car turned up a bloody towel, a roll of tape that matched the tape the victim was bound with and the victim’s wallet, cellphone, keys and cane, according to the statement.
Byrd and Shank are each held on $500,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail. They are next due May 27 in Dayton Municipal Court.
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