09/10/2009 05:54 PM | Via: Fort Worth Star Telegram

Purse snatcher chased by Arlington 'nana' sentenced

By MARTHA DELLER FORT WORTH -- Val Renfro doesn't consider herself to be "elderly." In fact, the 66-year-old Arlington woman said Thursday, she rather resented the "granny" moniker adopted by worldwide media as they reported on her gutsy pursuit of a man who snatched... read the full story

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Texas [...] into a felony case of aggravated robbery. Under Texas law, crimes in which the victim is 65 or older [...]

Fort Worth Police [...] Sample, to prison for 30 years. According to a Fort Worth police report at the time, Renfro was getting into her [...]

Tarrant County [...] first-degree felonies. Renfro's age enabled Tarrant County prosecutors to negotiate a plea that sent [...]

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