PETERSBURG, Va. — A Petersburg man said he was driving down a neighborhood street earlier this month when he saw a young man being beaten with a board. He intervened, and ended up charged with simple assault.
Tyjuan Crenshaw works with people with special needs and is a mandatory reporter, a professional who is legally required to report suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable individuals.
“He was beating the hell out of him, he was beating him,” Crenshaw said. “After he dropped, he hit him across his head five more times.”…