Man steals generator from open garage, punches 79-year-old owner
Kevin L. Gilmore has prior robbery convictions. He is in jail on $4,500 bail.
A man is accused of stealing a $1,500 generator from an open garage and punching the 79-year-old owner who tried to stop him, court papers show.
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Kevin L. Gilmore, 43, was arrested July 11 on complaints of grand larceny and assault and battery after the victim picked him out of a photo lineup, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Oklahoma County District Court.
Gilmore was being held Monday at the Oklahoma County jail, with bail set at $4,500, a jail official said.
The theft occurred July 1 in the 400 block of Wildewood Terrace, Oklahoma City police reported. Police said Gilmore had help stealing the generator but did not identify a second suspect.
The victim, who was not identified, tried to stop the robber and was struck in the face with a closed fist and knocked to the ground, according to the affidavit.
Gilmore has prior convictions for robbery, in 1996 and 2001, court records show.
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