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Christopher Poot-Baca Convicted Of Robbing 81-Year-Old Woman

DENVER (CBS4) - A Denver jury found 20-year-old Christopher Poot-Baca guilty of robbing an 81-year-old woman as she waited for her RTD bus. Officials say it happened Jan. 14, 2019, the woman's birthday.

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Christopher Poot-Baca (credit: Denver)

Poot-Baca severely fractured the woman's kneecap after he grabbed the woman's purse and lunch box. She resisted, but the man shoved her to the ground.

Poot-Baca then used her credit cards for online shopping, and also tried to buy Air Jordan shoes at a store in Lakewood.

He was charged with robbery of an at-risk person, identity theft and criminal possession of a financial device.

He will be sentenced on March 20.

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