Nobody Hurt But Gun Discharged
A tow truck driver was physically assaulted Tuesday and forcibly removed from his vehicle at gunpoint while repossessing a vehicle at Mayfield Church, 7747 Mayfield Road, in Chester, according to a news release by Chester Chief Craig T. Young.
A tow truck driver was physically assaulted Tuesday and forcibly removed from his vehicle at gunpoint while repossessing a vehicle at Mayfield Church, 7747 Mayfield Road, in Chester, according to a news release by Chester Chief Craig T. Young.
Police said a repossessed vehicle was removed from a residence when, as it was being secured at the church, “a vehicle approached rapidly, blocking his exit. Two individuals exited the vehicle and confronted the operator, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The armed suspect pointed the firearm at the tow truck driver and demanded the immediate release of the repossessed vehicle.”
At that point, “ an armed assailant discharged his weapon in the direction of our victim prior to entering the repossessed vehicle and leaving the area,” Young wrote.
Officers were able to identify both individuals as Ronald M. Delisio and Kevin C. Delisio of Caves Road in Chesterland, who were taken into custody without incident.
Both were charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated menacing — both felonies — in Chardon Municipal Court.
The Chester Township Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office, Geauga County Sheriff’s Office and Lake County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team.
