KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville man was arrested for elder abuse at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News.

Law enforcement said Robert Cooke was arrested after he threw Carmen Locket to the ground after he passed Locket’s car on a narrow road and then turned into Locket’s street, said police.

After arriving at a house on Mill Run Drive, Cooke approached Locket and her daughter while screaming at them, the report said. He then went onto the property and grabbed her arm and threw her to the ground, according to police.

“It should be noted that Carmen is elderly and has a cast on her left food from a previous injury,” said police.

He was charged with felony abuse of an elderly adult.

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