Man Freed on Bond After Alleged Assault

PALESTINE — A 21-year-old Palestine man is free on bond after allegedly striking his 77-year-old grandmother with a closed fist. Justin Allen Rose, 21, of Palestine was arrested Wednesday in the parking lot of Wal-Mart Supercenter on South Loop 256 in Palestine on the felony charge of injury to the elderly, according to local police. The 77-year-old woman told Palestine police officer Ricky Welch that she was assaulted by her grandson while they were in a vehicle inside the Palestine city limits. Police say the victim reported she was struck in the right arm by her grandson with a closed fist which caused severe physical pain.

The victim further reported having recent neck surgery and expressed concern that she might have also sustained injury to that area of her body, according to police. Officers later located Rose in the Wal-Mart parking lot and placed him under arrest, according to police. Records showed that Rose was released from the Anderson County Jail Thursday after posting a $15,000 bond.