Officials are charging two men, Jacob Berry and Tyler Dylan Richardson, for their role in the beating and robbery of an elderly East Brainerd man.
72 year-old Lester "Jimmy" Cawood was severely beaten over the head with a stainless steel pot at his home Saturday night on East Mountain Lane, according to Chattanooga police spokesman Kyle Miller.
Cawood was released from the hospital after suffering non-life-threatening injuries, and is being cared for by his family, Miller said.
Detectives request that anyone with information on this case to call 423-698-2525.