LUFKIN, Texas – A man is behind bars in the Angelina County jail, accused in a brutal beating and robbery at an east Texas gas station.
Surveillance video from Lucky's convenience store in Lufkin shows the victim and his alleged attacker, 21-year-old Andrea Franks-Vanzandt, get into a verbal altercation Saturday.
Seconds later, police said Vanzandt is seen punching and kicking the victim repeatedly, at one point even stomping on the victim's head.
Police said Vanzandt stole $35 from the victim and ran off; he was arrested minutes later at a nearby apartment complex and charged with aggravated robbery.
WARNING: SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO DISTURBING TO WATCH
WATCH: Lufkin man beaten in gas station
The victim, who called the incident "life-changing," was hospitalized and later released. He also requested that the surveillance video be released.
The $35 was returned to the victim.
Lucky's Convenience Store Robbery 8/5/17GRAPHIC CONTENT (viewer discretion advised): At the victim's request, we are releasing this surveillance video from the aggravated robbery at Lucky's Convenience Store Saturday. The victim, who is now out of the hospital and stopped by the Department earlier this afternoon, said he hopes people will be more aware of their surroundings after seeing what happened to him in a life-changing instant. His attacker, Andrea Franks-Vanzandt, 21, of Lufkin, was arrested minutes later at a nearby apartment complex and remains in the Angelina County Jail on a $40,000 bond. The $35 Franks-Vanzandt took was recovered and returned to the victim. #randomactofviolence #couldhavebeenanybody
Posted by Lufkin Police & Fire on Wednesday, August 9, 2017
