A 48-year-old homeless man was beaten and robbed early Sunday, reportedly when the robber woke him up from sleeping across the street from the Athens-Clarke County Water Business Office on east Hancock Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.
The man did not get a good look at his attacker, but he gave police the cellphone the suspect dropped during the robbery.
The victim was covered with blood when he showed up at the downtown police station to report the incident.