Police: Man beats victim with wooden stick then robs him

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Wilmington man is behind bars accused of beating up another man and then robbing him.

On August 31, Harvey Wade Capps showed up at a friend’s home in Surf City. Police say that’s where Capps starting punching and choking the victim. During the altercation, Capps began assaulting the man with a wooden stick preventing him from calling 911. After the assault, Capps robbed the victim.

Capps is charged with 1st Degree Kidnapping, Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault with Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill, Assault by Strangulation and Interfering with Emergency Communications.

Capps was taken into custody Tuesday by the US Marshals Service and booked into the New Hanover County Jail under a $20,000 secured bond.

His first appearance is Wednesday in Pender County District Court.