Suspect Held in Finger-Wrenching iPad Theft

Denver police arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with an iPad theft that also cost the victim part of his pinky.

20-year-old Brandon Darnell Smith was arrested early Saturday at a traffic stop.

“It’s bittersweet,” the victim, 59-year-old Bill Jordan, told local ABC affiliate 7NEWS. “The bitter part of it is there is nothing anybody can do to replace this. It is what it is.”

The Apple bag was looped around his hand and the thief jerked hard several times to get it off — so hard that flesh came of Jordan’s left pinky. A surgeon later had to amputate part of the damaged little finger on his dominant hand.

Smith faces charges of robbery and second-degree assault. He hasn’t entered a plea and it’s unclear whether he has an attorney.

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MacGoo
A finger for a finger? Not sure I’d want that iPad back either…bad memories. Also wondering why the Apple bag had such a high tensile strength – perhaps this will result a new version with mag-safe releases…sorry, had to say it.
Jonathan
That guy deserves to be punished for what he did. So, what is the point in making such mean comments? I just knew I would see something like this but I clicked anyway to try to prove myself wrong.
Being a ‘Black’ dude in America sucks so hard sometimes…it’s just mentally and emotionally draining. Oh well, ignorant people come in all flavors…I’m sure CoM does nothing and leaves this crap up just like so many other places I visit on the net. It really is demoralizing for people who are not stereotypes…so nice not to deal with it over here in Spain.