A man and a woman were arrested after allegedly attacking someone near a Dairy Queen restaurant in Leesburg.
An officer responded to Dairy Queen, located at 609 N 14th St., when a third party witnessed an altercation around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. The male victim advised that about six minutes prior, he was beaten and his bag was stolen by 23-year-old Matthew Lee Wiemer and 32-year-old Rachel Begeot in the field next to the restaurant.
The victim had visible injuries on his wrist, hands and forearms but refused to be examined by EMS. He went on to say that he first saw Wiemer and Begeot walking out of his campsite at the old railroad tracks off the bike trail. He asked the two if they had been there, to which Wiemer stated he was “going to die,” the report said.
Shortly after, Wiemer charged at the victim and threw a metal thermos at his back. He then threw the victim to the ground while striking him with closed fists multiple times. He eventually stopped hitting him and left the area, the report said…