A man indicted for robbery Thursday by a Bowie County grand jury allegedly told police his knuckles were bloody from punching a horse.
Courtland Grant, 22, allegedly conspired with a female accomplice to commit a robbery in May in a scheme involving social media and a promise for sex, according to a probable cause affidavit used to create the following account. The alleged victim reported to Texarkana, Texas, police shortly before 2:30 a.m. May 8 that he arranged to meet a woman he'd met on Facebook for sex in the parking lot of a local apartment complex in exchange for $100.
The man told officers he and the woman were sitting in his truck when a shirtless man in basketball shorts approached them and asked for a cigarette. The shirtless man, later identified as Grant, allegedly punched the man in the head when he opened his door and continued punching him in the left side of his face, causing him to lose a tooth. Grant allegedly took $100 the man had in his pocket as well as his Texas drivers license, a debit card and an insurance card.
The alleged victim said the woman never screamed for help or intervened in any way and that she fled with the man who stole his money. Officers were able to locate the woman in her apartment. Initially the woman denied any knowledge of the robbery but allegedly admitted later to having arranged on Facebook to meet the man for sex in exchange for $100. It is unclear whether the woman is facing charges in connection with the robbery.
Grant, who was also in the apartment, allegedly told officers he'd been asleep, but officers were skeptical when they noticed Grant's shoes, allegedly stained with wet grass and a small amount of blood. Officers also noticed that one of the knuckles on his hand was bleeding, but he had an explanation for that.
"Grant advised that he had punched a horse earlier in the day during a trail ride," the affidavit states.
Grant faces two to 20 years in a Texas prison if convicted of robbery.