Man Severely Beaten and Robbed, Suspect at Large

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Police have taken out an Especially Aggravated Robbery warrant on Eddie Tyrone Gholston (B/M, DOB: 12/19/88, with a last known address of: 210 Porcheed Road, Waverly, TN) for a brutal attack and robbery of a 54 year old, Bruce Jenner Drive man. Bond will be set at $100,000.

December 19th, 2010, around 5:30pm, officers were called to the hospital in reference to an assault that occurred. Officers were told by the 54 year old victim that on the evening of December 18th, 2010, he had invited a guest, later identified as Eddie Gholston,  into his home.

The investigation by Detective Nick Newman revealed the men were watching TV for a period of time and Gholston announced that it was his birthday and he would not leave without taking something.  Gholston then struck the victim in the head with a clothes iron multiple times until the man lost consciousness. It was further determined during the investigation of the crime scene that a DVD player was also used to attack the victim.

The victim awoke hours later and was not able to call for help or find his cell phone. He also saw that his Samsung laptop computer and wallet were missing. He remained helpless in his residence for approximately 15 hours before he was able to drive a short distance to a friend’s house who drove him to the emergency room.

Detective Newman also found out when the victim had suffered some medical problems as a result of the assault and had several deep lacerations. The victim remains hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

The lead investigator is Detective Nick Newman, 931-648-0656 or the TIPSLINE, 931-645-8477, or  contact your local law enforcement agency.