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Suspect Charged With Following Woman Home From Casino, Stealing Winnings

QUINCY (CBS) – A Rhode Island man was charged with following a woman from Twin River Casino to her Quincy home and stealing her winnings in an attack that left her with significant injuries.

The 61-year-old woman suffered broken vertebrae in the November 10 attack.

Ty Shone Forbes
Ty Shone Forbes. (Image Credit: Quincy Police)

Investigators say 21-year-old Ty Shon Forbes watched the victim receive a "high value cash-out" at the Twin River cashier cage.

Forbes allegedly followed the woman to the parking lot, then drove 43 miles behind her to Quincy.

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A man suspected of robbing a Quincy woman outside her home. (Image Credit: Quincy Police)

When the woman was walking into her home, Forbes is accused of throwing her to the ground, stealing her purse and fleeing in a car that was waiting nearby.

Investigators said the woman had won $6,000 while playing blackjack before she decided to head home.

In Rhode Island, Forbes waived extradition as a fugitive from justice and was released into the custody of Quincy Police.

Forbes has also been in trouble with the law before.

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