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Police in Houston have arrested two teenagers over a shocking 'jugging' robbery that left a women paralyzed.
Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy'Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, were charged after Nhung Truong, 44, was attacked after taking $4,300 from an ATM.
Shocking video of the incident shows Truong violently grabbed and body slammed onto the ground by an attacker who followed her for more than 23 miles after she withdrew cash from an ATM on February 13.
Houston police described the incident as a 'jugging' attack, where thieves target victims who've recently used an ATM.
The police department said Truong had withdrawn money from the Bank of America on Blackhawk Boulevard in Houston and was followed by the suspects for nearly 24 miles to a shopping center on Bellaire around 11:30 a.m.
Joseph Harrell, 17, and Zy'Nika Ayesha Woods, 19, were charged after Nhung Truong, 44, was attacked after taking $4,300 from an ATM
The family said the robbers made off with about $4,300. They said Truong had been saving up the money to visit her family in Vietnam
In the video, the thief could be seen snatching an envelope that police believe he thought was Truong's cash from her scattered belongings. He began to flee but then turns around and body slammed Truong to the ground and fled with the money.
Announcing the arrests at a press conference on Friday, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said: 'This type of violence will not be tolerated in our city. It is just senseless.
'I just spoke to Ms. Truong... and assured her, and I want the city of Houston to stand behind us. These are very serious injuries. The recovery is very long. And I want her to know the love of our agency but also our great
