Chicago man beat victim with a cane after stealing from North Side business
Casser Williams
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is accused of beating a man with a cane after stealing from an Uptown business Tuesday.
Casser Williams, 56, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery of a merchant, two felony counts of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon and one felony count of aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon.
At about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Williams allegedly took merchandise from a retail business in the 600 block of North Broadway.
He then battered a 49-year-old man with a cane before producing a sharp object and striking a 47-year-old woman, causing a laceration to her forearm, police said.
Williams was arrested less than 30 minutes later and charged accordingly.