Robber wields brick in Plaza area carjacking
Two women were beaten and kicked and one was hit with a brick when two other women robbed them late Thursday while the victims walked west of the Country Club Plaza.
The robbery was reported to police about 11:15 p.m. Thursday near 46th and Jarboe streets.
According to police reports and court documents, the two victims told police the robbers asked for gas money and wanted to borrow a cellphone. When the victims said no, one victim was grabbed by her hair and yanked to the ground, where she was punched and kicked.
The second robber then threw a brick that hit the second victim in the shoulder. That victim then was punched and kicked until she gave up her car keys.
One robber fled in the victim’s car. The other left in a car the robbers had arrived in.
Paramedics checked the victims at the scene, but they declined medical treatment.
About 15 minutes later, police stopped the victim’s car near Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and South Benton Street and arrested the driver.
On Friday, Jackson County prosecutors charged 17-year-old Rajanae Walker of Kansas City with first-degree robbery. Prosecutors requested a bond of $75,000.
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This story was originally published June 12, 2015 at 9:35 AM.