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One of the men who police say was caught on camera attacking and robbing a man in a wheel-
chair turned himself in to police on Wednesday, according to investigators.
Police say Keenan Smith, 21, arrived at police headquarters along with his attorney. Investi-
gators say Smith, along with Dominic Henderson, 22, were caught on camera attacking and
robbing a man in a wheelchair who suffers from muscular dystrophy. It happened last Thurs-
day around 5:20 a.m. at the Lansdowne Towers Apartment Complex in Upper Darby. Police
say the victim’s cousin called him, saying he had been in a car accident and needed Oxycotin.
The victim has a legitimate prescription for the drug but was suspicious about the request,
according to investigators. “The victim was kind of suspicious of getting a call at 5:20 in the
morning,” said Upper Darby Police Chief Michael Chitwood. “So he set up a video camera.”
After the victim set up a video camera inside his home, Henderson and Smith arrived at the
door and he let them in, according to investigators. After brief conversation, the video shows
the men going off camera. It was then that police say one of the men punched the victim,
knocking him out of the chair. The surveillance camera captured Henderson dragging the
victim into the living room, according to investigators. Police also say Smith was captured on
camera grabbing a flat screen television and several other items, including 37 Oxycotin pills.
Police say Henderson repeatedly kicked the victim to stop him from getting up as the robbery
took place. They then fled the scene. “It took all the victim had in him to crawl to the door
and lock the door because he was scared to death,” said Chitwood. “He thought these guys
would come back and rob him some more or kill him.” Police say the victim eventually got to
his cell phone and called 911. The man’s neighbor spoke to NBC10. “I felt sorry for him,”
said the man who did not want to be identified. “But I think he was lucky. They really could
have done a job on him.” Police arrested Henderson last Friday during a traffic stop. Before
Smith’s arrest on Wednesday, police told NBC10 he was an amateur boxer. Smith was arr-
aigned on Wednesday after surrendering to police with bail set at $1 million. “They should
go to jail for a long time,” said Wilber Tasco, another neighbor of the victim. Police have not
released the victim’s name and say he is currently in hiding.
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