HUFFMAN – A small business proprietor is fortunate to be alive after a brutal, bloody attack in his personal entrance yard over the weekend that ended with the household’s beloved Weiner canine being stolen.
18-year-old Shawn Allen Goodson has been charged with aggravated theft with a lethal weapon. As of this writing, a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
A bit of after midnight on Sunday, Goodson arrived on the business proprietor’s home blasting loud music, in line with court docket information.
“I told him to turn his loud music down in not such a polite way on my property,” Huffman Auto Repair & Performance Owner Jeremy Lott stated.
What adopted got here as an enormous shock, Lott stated, as a result of Goodson has identified his son for years.
“He just beat me over my back, in the back of my legs and just kicked me and punched me and dragged me around my yard by my hair and pulled my hair all out of my head,” Lott stated. “All the time he’s beating me, he’s just threatening to … kill me,” Lott stated. “I was telling God, thank you for the life I had up until that point.”
Goodson allegedly used a picket beam to beat Lott repeatedly. Lott didn’t know why Goodson confirmed up on the time, however in line with court docket information, Goodson had texted Lott’s son earlier within the evening “asking him if he wanted to get drunk with him because he had a bottle of liquor.”
The attack left him with a damaged arm, bloody again, and lacking chunks of hair. A neighbor heard Lott screaming for assist and ran outdoors in her home slippers, she stated.
“I grabbed my little niece’s pink T-ball bat,” Haley Lea stated. “I put it just like this and even hiked my leg, and I went, ‘bing’ and hit him square in the head.”
That helped Lott break freed from Goodson and at last catch his breath.
“I’m glad I was there to help because that man was literally murdering him in his front yard,” Lea stated. “I’m a child of God. And I always say I’d like to be a vessel. That’s what I was that day.”
Lott and his household stated they consider her actions might have saved his life.
Goodson quickly left however is accused of stealing Coco, one of many Lott household’s two beloved Weiner dogs.
“He used every piece of leverage he had and everything that he knew about me to make it even more traumatic,” Lott stated.
Lott spent a number of hours within the hospital on Sunday. During that point, he stated Goodson texted his son asking for a $300 ransom to return Coco. Goodson ultimately introduced Coco again whereas Lott was hospitalized, he stated.
Lott’s damaged arm has left him struggling to finish basic duties at his mechanic store. He hopes to return to full capability however he doesn’t have medical insurance coverage, he stated, and he’s having a tough time discovering an orthopedic surgeon who will settle for him as a self-pay affected person.
“Can’t work with one arm, and I just need some help with my arm. I need a doctor,” he stated.
While Goodson remains to be at giant, Lott stated it is going to be troublesome for his household to search out any peace of thoughts. He needs him off the streets.
“It’s been very traumatic for … everyone involved,” he stated. “We don’t know what’s going to happen or what could happen. We’re scared.”
Prosecutors filed paperwork asking for Goodson’s bond to be set at $30,000. Any recommendations on his whereabouts will be reported to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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