Woman Attacked, Car Stolen

A North Wilkesboro woman's generosity ended up making her the recipient of another person's meanness. Ellen Bowlin says she was approached by a man as she sat at the stop light at Highway 115 and 2nd Street early Sunday morning. He said his car had broken down, and asked for a ride. She agreed, and after he had her drive him to a location she describes as being a left turn off River Road, he then asked to be taken to his brother's home. So she drove him to a location on Blue Eller Lane. She says at that point the man beat her up, took her glasses and a diamond ring, forced her out of the car and drove off. She made it to the nearest house a few minutes later and called 9-1-1. Paramedics took her to Wilkes Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. Deputies do not list a description of the man. He was last seen driving her car, a green 1998 Subaru. It was worth almost 16-thousand dollars, and the total of the stolen ring and the damage to her glasses, which were found, was over 1-thousand dollars. Deputies list the case as under investigation.