CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston man was robbed early today on the city's West Side.

Gregory Jones, 40, of Kanawha City, was in the 1300 block of Grant Street at about 2:30 a.m. when he was beaten by a white man and a black man, said Sgt. Eric Hodges of the Charleston Police Department. Jones was robbed of his jacket and cell phone.

Jones flagged down a police officer, who caught up with one of the alleged robbers about a block away. Police arrested 24-year-old Matthew Suttle, who was identified by Jones as one of the robbers, Hodges said.

Suttle was charged with first-degree robbery and carrying a large, concealed knife, Hodges said. Suttle, who told police he was homeless, was in the South Central Regional Jail this morning awaiting arraignment.

Hodges said the other suspect got away.

Reach Rusty Marks at rustyma...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1215.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston man was robbed early today on the city's West Side.

Gregory Jones, 40, of Kanawha City, was in the 1300 block of Grant Street at about 2:30 a.m. when he was beaten by a white man and a black man, said Sgt. Eric Hodges of the Charleston Police Department. Jones was robbed of his jacket and cell phone.

Jones flagged down a police officer, who caught up with one of the alleged robbers about a block away. Police arrested 24-year-old Matthew Suttle, who was identified by Jones as one of the robbers, Hodges said.

Suttle was charged with first-degree robbery and carrying a large, concealed knife, Hodges said. Suttle, who told police he was homeless, was in the South Central Regional Jail this morning awaiting arraignment.

Hodges said the other suspect got away.

Reach Rusty Marks at rustyma...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1215.