"Give me the pills Grandma"

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Posted by Mark Puente March 19, 2008 16:55PM

Categories: Breaking News, Crime

The man accused of trying to kill his grandmother for her prescription medicine has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated robbery.

Richard Wells, 20, was arrested Monday after he stabbed his grandmother, Helen Colvin, 59, in the face with a knife while she laid on her couch, according to a police report.
As Wells stabbed Colvin, he screamed: "Give me the pills Grandma," the report said.

Colvin blocked the knife many times, but she decided to give Wells the pills, which were in a sock tied to her underwear underneath her pajamas. Wells apologized to his grandmother after he got the pills, the report said.

Wells then stabbed Colvin one more time in the hand as she got up from the couch. He then admitted to police hat he cut her phone line so she could not call the police, the report said.

Colvin needed surgery on her hands and stitches to her face, the report said.

Wells told police that he uses cocaine. He said he was wrong for stabbing his grandmother and wouldn't be surprised if he received the death penalty, the report said.