A 33-year-old transient accused of robbing a senior at a Riverside park and then attempting to force the victim to withdraw funds out of his bank account was charged Monday with robbery and elder abuse.
Tyreez Daishon Marzette was arrested Thursday following a Riverside Police Department investigation.
Marzette, who is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Robert Presley Jail, was slated to make his initial court appearance Monday afternoon at the Riverside Hall of Justice.
According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, on the afternoon of July 2, the victim, identified only as an elderly man, was leaving White Park after visiting with friends when Marzette allegedly confronted him, simulating a firearm under his clothes.
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Railsback alleged the defendant took money that was in the victim's possession, then "forced him to walk to a nearby bank to get more money from his bank account."
"The suspect waited outside as the victim went into the bank, but he instead asked for help," the police spokesman said. "Prior to our police officers arriving, the suspect fled the scene on foot."
The senior was not injured.
According to Railsback, detectives confirmed the perpetrator was "an area transient who frequents the downtown area."
On Thursday afternoon, a police community volunteer spotted Marzette along Chestnut Street and recognized him from descriptions, prompting an immediate call to investigators, who took him into custody without incident, Railsback said.
Court records show the defendant has several unresolved misdemeanor cases pending, but no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.
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