Innocent, man says in hotel sex assault
A 35-year-old man accused of entering a Little Rock hotel room and assaulting a 13-year-old girl while her father was at breakfast pleaded innocent Monday, online records show.
Torell Caery faces charges of second-degree sexual assault, possession of a controlled substance and burglary. A judge set his bail at $50,000 after a court appearance Monday.
Authorities were called Sunday morning to the Red Roof Inn at 8115 Frenchman Lane. A man told investigators he was at breakfast when he got a call from his 13-year-old daughter in the room "that there was an unknown black male in the room who had laid in the bed with [her] and touched her," according to a Little Rock Police Department report.
The man rubbed "her rear end" and later asked if she "had a bowl" before leaving, the report said.
Officers were on scene investigating when an employee pointed out that Caery was trying to leave the property, the report said, noting he was then arrested.
Police say Caery was found to be in possession of methamphetamine.
Frustrated robber said to shoot floor
A man in a ski mask fired a sawed-off shotgun into the floor while he and an accomplice tried to rob a Little Rock grocery store late Sunday, authorities said.
No injuries were reported in the holdup try, which police said occurred around midnight Sunday at Supermercado, 4918 Baseline Road.
A cashier at the business said two black men in their early to mid-20s came in with ski masks covering their faces and guns in their hands, according to a Little Rock Police Department report. One man wielded a sawed-off shotgun, and the other had a pistol.
One robber demanded cash, the report said, but the cashier was unable to unlock the registers.
"She advised [that] the suspects then became upset about being unable to take anything and the one carrying the shotgun fired once at the ground before both suspects fled," the report said, noting the assailants ran north toward Stanton Road.
Metro on 09/12/2017