Richard Lee Wallace Jr: Man arrested after throwing woman wrapped in blanket off 4th-floor balcony
TULSA, OKLAHOMA: Richard Lee Wallace Jr, an Oklahoma man has been charged for allegedly tossing off a woman from a fourth-floor balcony. The victim is said to be ‘unresponsive’ during the attack and luckily survived the hard fall, but was seriously injured. She was wrapped up in a blanket when the incident took place, said the authorities. The accused is now in the custody of Tulsa County prison and he has been charged with aggravated assault and battery.
“On 3/18/2023 around 4:30 am, Officers were called out to investigate a report of a woman thrown from the 4th-floor balcony of the Hewgley Terrace Apartments at 420 S. Lawton,” police said in a statement. When firefighters arrived at the scene, the woman was found lying in the courtyard. She was taken immediately to the hospital in critical condition and sustained multiple broken bones and related severe injuries. As per court documents, the victim was diagnosed with a broken femur and ankle.
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'Threw the woman over the balcony'
“Wallace walked over to a common area on the 4th floor and threw the woman over the balcony,” cops wrote in a statement. “Wallace then retreated inside the apartment and refused to come out.” A surveillance camera captured the incident, where Wallace was seen leaving an apartment carrying the woman, wrapped in a blanket and ‘apparently unresponsive.'
'Wallace is held on a $10,000 bond'
“We don’t typically get updates on victims unless their condition changes in a way that would require amended charges (like if she passed away from her injuries, we would be notified),” said Tulsa police spokesperson Preston Stanley to Law&Crime via an email. Wallace later opened the door and complied after a short standoff with officials. Presently, the accused is held on a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, March 24, according to records.
This is a developing story. MEAWW will keep you updated.