Trio charged in pipe beating, robbery
A jilted girlfriend and two of her friends face assault and robbery charges after authorities say they beat the woman’s ex-beau with a metal pipe and stole his money.
Lt. Detective Dan Shook of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged the following people with felony assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, felony common law robbery, felony conspiracy and misdemeanor injury to personal property: 27-year-old Rachel Anne Davis-Gross of Drums Inlet Drive in Marion, 24-year-old Brian Matthew Harp of State Street in Marion and 18-year-old Dustin Ray Hollifield of Drums Inlet Drive in Marion.
Davis-Gross and Hollifield were taken into custody in lieu of $30,000 bonds and Harp in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
Shook stated that the victim, Thomas Lunsford of Marion, and Davis-Gross were romantically involved and just recently broke up.
She told some of her friends, including Harp and Hollifield, that Lunsford had assaulted her, according to the detective.
Shook added that Davis-Gross called Lunsford and set up a meeting with him at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday at Marion Christian Academy. The trio and some of their other friends showed up to meet Lunsford.
The lieutenant said Harp beat the victim to the ground with a metal pipe and Hollifield kicked him. The three then took Lunsford’s wallet containing $180 and damaged the vehicle Lunsford was operating.
The victim was taken to The McDowell Hospital, where he was treated for a broken nose and other minor injuries and released, according to Shook.
The detective said Harp is on parole on a robbery charge out of Kentucky. Authorities there have been notified of this arrest.
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