Charges filed for alleged burglary suspect accused of putting 86-year-old woman in a chokehold

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man caught on Ring doorbell video putting an 86-year-old woman in a headlock in north Houston this week has been charged and identified.

Court records show 60-year-old Melvin Walker is charged with aggravated robbery and burglary-habitation.
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"We thank the community for helping us ID him," the Houston Police Department tweeted on Tuesday after his arrest.


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HPD first tweeted the video Monday, just hours after the attack. It showed the front door area of a home in the 4800 block of Robertson Street, near Irvington Boulevard.

A Black man appears to be interacting with the woman before he moves beside her and suddenly wraps his arms around her neck in a chokehold.
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The man is then seen pulling the woman into a doorway and out of view. Police also release a portion of the video showing the same man leave out of a front gate.



HPD said the suspect burglarized the home at about 11:45 a.m. By 4:18 p.m., HPD made the video public and an arrest was made the next day. Police have not released a mugshot.

As of late Tuesday, the woman remains hospitalized after she was taken for treatment.

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