Overview
- The attempted robbery occurred just before 1 p.m. Oct. 22 on the 900 block of North Sweetzer Avenue in West Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
- Deputies say a masked man jumped from a dark-colored sedan with a handgun and demanded a Rolex from a man walking with his girlfriend.
- The victim, a retired professional fighter, overpowered the assailant, while his girlfriend secured the firearm by throwing it over a nearby fence, and neighbors helped restrain the suspect.
- Authorities arrested the armed suspect at the scene and recovered the gun, while a second man returned to the sedan and fled before deputies arrived.
- The Los Angeles County District Attorney charged 21-year-old Samuel Crawford with felony counts including second-degree robbery and carrying a loaded firearm; he posted $50,000 bail and is due in court Nov. 14.