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Cleveland, Ohio –Two suspects were arrested for the pistol-whipping of a 75-year-old man on Thursday morning in Cleveland.

Cleveland police and the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 19 years old Jonathon Hill and 17-year old male inside an apartment located at 4700 block of Pearl Road in Cleveland.

Police said that the 75-year-old victim was attacked in the parking lot on July 9 around 10 p.m. The parking lot at 17130 Puritas Avenue.

Investigation spotted the suspects. In the surveillance video, the suspects were seen entering the parking lot from W.143^rd.

The suspects attempted to enter several locked vehicles before the victim walked into the parking lot.

The victim got pistol-whipped in the face by the suspects when new talked to his car. It left the victim unconscious.

After they got the victim knocked out, the suspects stole his car and run away from the parking lot.

The police managed to find the robbed vehicle. Hill and Juvenile are now charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, felonious assault, as well as grand theft and concealed weapons.

Police officers are worried about criminals walking in the streets and the threat coming from them being in freedom.

Marshal Pete Elliott said their task force will continue to work hard to get criminals off the streets.

He added that the violence like this will not be tolerated in the community.