A Houston area man says he ended up in the Intensive Care Unit after being jumped and robbed while biking on the Columbia Tap trail, and now, his family members are sending a warning to others.
“What he does when he has any free time is he rides trails all around the Houston area,” his wife said.
“They tackled him, they put their shoulder into him. Knocked him off of his bike, demanded his wallet and his phone,” she said.When he gave them the wrong one, one of them pistol-whipped her husband in his helmet so hard, it cracked.A Good Samaritan lent her husband his phone so he could call for help. He ended up at an Urgent Care and was dealt another blow.A
She says they tried to go on a shopping spree with the stolen credit cards and even tried to Apple Pay themselves but they were unsuccessful.
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