Man accused of carjacking double amputee, leaving him on train tracks pleads not guilty

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The person accused of carjacking a double amputee, beating him with a gun after which leaving him on practice tracks pleaded not responsible Thursday morning within the Cuyahoga County Court docket of Frequent Pleas.

In keeping with Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, Aaron Parsons, 36, and two different males, approached the sufferer who was sitting in his automobile close to E. 71st Road and Hosmer Avenue in Cleveland on Feb. 21.

They allegedly compelled the sufferer at gunpoint to drive to the railroad tracks at W. twenty fifth Road and Pearl Highway in Cleveland.

Parsons and the 2 different suspects then beat the sufferer with weapons and put him on the railroad tracks, saying “if the chilly climate doesn’t kill you, a practice will,” stated O’Malley.

Earlier than driving off within the sufferer’s automobile, which contained his two prosthetic legs, Parsons additionally threw the sufferer’s wheelchair in a ravine, based on O’Malley.

The sufferer managed to crawl to security and name police. Police later discovered his car burned close to E. 59th Road and Park Avenue.

Parsons can be accused within the unrelated homicide of a 23-year-old man on March 24 underneath the bridge by the identical railroad tracks.

O’Malley stated Parsons and Danielle Mayne-Hicks beat the person and shot him within the head a number of occasions earlier than fleeing the scene.

Parsons was taken into custody on April 5.

Parsons was indicted on the next fees for each crimes:

• Three counts of aggravated homicide
• 4 counts of homicide
• One rely of tried homicide
• Three counts of aggravated theft
• 4 counts of theft
• Three counts of kidnapping
• Two counts of tampering with proof
• Two counts of arson
• One rely of grand theft
• Two counts of getting weapons underneath incapacity

Choose Leo M. Spellacy issued Parsons a $1 million bond for fees associated to the carjacking, and a $25,000 for the homicide fees.

He’s due again in courtroom at 9 a.m. on Could 4.

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