The young woman told police she saw the man on the ground, holding her TV while yelling that he had broken his leg, the Journal-Star reported. The woman who was with him was wearing the 18-year-old woman's hat, according to the newspaper.
The man and the woman were able to get into a truck and leave the apartment complex before authorities arrived, KMTV reported. They were later found after the man, whose name was not released, arrived at a hospital for treatment of his leg, according to KMTV.
Authorities searched the vehicle the suspects had parked in the hospital lot and recovered $2,200 worth of stolen items, including a phone, a wallet, a DVD player and the TV the man had been holding when he fell, KLKN-TV reported.
Authorities arrested Sherry Gomez, 35, on suspicion of burglary, according to the Journal-Star and KMTV. Police said the man would be charged after his release from the hospital, KLKN-TV reported.
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