'Fractured' man defends bikini-clad robber with crutches

Two women have been sent to a Florida jail after they allegedly attempted to mug a man,u00a0who fought them off using his crutches.u00a0The women identified as 22-year-old Amber Lynn McKay and 21-year-old Veronica Anne Lane are now facingu00a0robbery charges.

William Joseph Knowles reportedly told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that he fought out with his crutches thatu00a0"came in handy" during the tussle.u00a0Knowles was using them because of a shin fracture he suffered in June.

He was apparently walking around 9:00am on Monday morning when two women approached him, one of whomu00a0was only wearing a bikini, according to a police affidavit.u00a0The women started talking to Knowles, 59, about his injury. One of the women then tried to restrain him while theu00a0other reached into his pants pocket to snatch his wallet.

"I spun around and pinned one up against the wall, then the other girl tried to hit me and I swung at her with myu00a0crutch," Herald Sun quoted him as saying.u00a0"I hit them a couple times with my crutches," he added.u00a0He flagged down a police officer, who found the two women at a nearby hotel, according to the report.u00a0

Both were charged with robbery. Lane was ordered held on 7,500 dollar bond, while McKay was held without bondu00a0due to a probation violation.

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