MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Mobile Police have arrested a man they believe is connected to two attacks downtown Sunday. Police say two older men were punched in the head, and one was taken to the hospital. Kenneth Riggins Jr., 39, was booked into Metro Jail Tuesday morning. Tony Matranga says Riggins punched him Sunday afternoon as he was getting on his e-bike near the Ben May Main Library on South Washington Avenue.
“All of a sudden, something just bashed me on the back of the head. I didn’t know what it was,” said Matranga.
The 70-year-old believes the same man first attacked someone at Broad and Dauphin streets, then ran toward the library. A witness told NBC 15 the first victim was wearing earbuds and was blindsided by a punch that knocked him to the ground. Another witness said she had seen Riggins in the area before, mumbling to himself…