CCSO: Man assaulted, robbed after attempting to help stranded driver in Brownsville [Video]

The Cameron County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man, identified as 29-year-old Noe Jonathan Garza, who allegedly assaulted a man and stole his truck.

Deputies with the sheriff’s office said they responded to Houston Road and Sinaloa Drive on March 30 in reference to a robbery.

Deputies spoke with a 39-year-old male victim, who said he was on his way home late in the evening from work when he came across a stranded motorist.

The victim said he stopped to assist since he is a mechanic by trade. He said while he was checking the vehicle’s engine, he was assaulted by the person he was trying to help. The victim said there may have been others involved as well.

The victim told deputies, when he regained consciousness, the suspect who assaulted him had also stolen his vehicle.

Investigators with the sheriff’s office began an investigation and learned the victim’s vehicle had …