Two men were arrested on suspicion of beating three people in a Hawthorne fast-food restaurant parking lot and robbing them of a cell phone, police said Sunday.
The victims -- two men and a woman -- were eating in the restaurant parking lot at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, when they were approached by two men, Sgt. Ti Goetz said.
The suspects brandished a knife and allegedly attempted to rob the woman, and began beating her when she tried to run away. The two male victims tried to defend the woman and were also beaten, Goetz said.
As the suspects were beating the male victims, the woman called police, Goetz said. The suspects took a cell phone from one of the victims, and ran away.
Police apprehended two men about a block from the restaurant, Goetz said.
Jerome Burge and Brandon Franklin, both 22-year-old Hawthorne residents, were arrested and booked on suspicion of armed robbery.
The victims -- two men and a woman -- were eating in the restaurant parking lot at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, when they were approached by two men, Sgt. Ti Goetz said.
The suspects brandished a knife and allegedly attempted to rob the woman, and began beating her when she tried to run away. The two male victims tried to defend the woman and were also beaten, Goetz said.
As the suspects were beating the male victims, the woman called police, Goetz said. The suspects took a cell phone from one of the victims, and ran away.
Police apprehended two men about a block from the restaurant, Goetz said.
Jerome Burge and Brandon Franklin, both 22-year-old Hawthorne residents, were arrested and booked on suspicion of armed robbery.
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