(KMJ) – Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested 59-year old Brent Nelson of Coalinga and booked him into the Fresno County Jail on felony charges of kidnapping and physical abuse an elder.
The victim in this case, a 71 year old woman, is currently in the hospital with broken ribs, a punctured lung and head injuries. Sheriff’s Deputies say it is important to note that the victim is 5’6”, 130 lbs. and the suspect, Nelson, is 6’10”, 320 lbs.
Deputies say the victim and suspect were considered friends and have known each other about a year. On December 9th , Nelson called the victim and offered to take her out for ice cream.
The two recently had an argument and Nelson told her he wanted to make things right between them. He drove her in her car to Coalinga. Once in town, Nelson told the victim he did not have any money to pay for the ice cream. The victim had left her purse at home. During the drive back, Nelson suddenly got upset, stopped the car and began to beat up the woman.
The victim then called a friend and told her she hurt herself and needed help. The friend came to the house and, after seeing the severity of her injuries, called Deputies.
Nelson has a prior criminal record. He spent 13 years in San Quentin State Prison for kidnapping and assaulting a woman in a vehicle in the Eureka area. He was released from prison in 2013.
