PORT CHARLOTTE — Authorities arrested a homeless man and his 14-year-old stepson Tuesday for allegedly beating another homeless man so severely he had to be airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers for treatment, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

Lee Edward Alan Hill, 43, and the boy were both charged with aggravated battery in connection with the incident, which allegedly took place underneath the northbound U.S. 41 bridge early Tuesday morning.

According to a report, a badly beaten man entered the RaceTrac gas station in Charlotte Harbor around 2 a.m. asking for help. He was taken to Fawcett Memorial Hospital, but the severity of his injuries, which included broken facial bones and bleeding in his brain, required him to be airlifted to Lee Memorial’s trauma center.

Deputies met with Hill, the boy, and the boy’s mother, who told authorities she left their camp under the bridge to get beer after an argument erupted between the two men and the boy. When she returned, Hill and her son both had blood on them, and they told her they beat the victim, the report states.

Hill and the boy were arrested and transported to the Charlotte County Jail. Hill remains in jail without bond, while the boy was taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice in Fort Myers.

Report: Oxycodone dealer arrested

PUNTA GORDA — Authorities arrested an alleged Englewood East drug dealer at the Charlotte County Justice Center on Monday after they say he made two drug sales to undercover detectives in August, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

Keith James Williams, 20, of the 11900 block of Brookside Ave., Englewood East, was charged with two counts each of sale and delivery of oxycodone, possession of oxycodone and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with the incident.

According to a report, Williams sold the pills to detectives on Aug. 2 and Aug. 22. He was located at the state probation office inside the Charlotte County Justice Center and arrested Tuesday. He was transported to the Charlotte County Jail, where he remains without bond.

Police looking for robbery suspect

PUNTA GORDA — The Punta Gorda Police Department is requesting help in identifying a strong-armed robbery suspect who attempted to steal a woman’s purse in the parking lot of Charlotte High School on Sept. 14.

According to a report, the suspect is described as a white male, between the ages of 15 and 20, and was last seen wearing khaki shorts and black T-shirt at the time of the incident, which took place at about 8 p.m. in the high school parking lot. The suspect was not successful in taking the victim’s purse, the report states. He was last seen running south through the parking lot, toward Cooper Street.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Marty Meddaugh at 941-575-5528, or Detective Lt. James Kirdy at 941-575-5526.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:

• Melanie Sue Lee, 38, Zolfo Springs, Fla. Charge: violation of probation (original charge: driving with a suspended license). Bond: $800.

• Courteny Paige Bass, 18, 8100 block of Memory Lane, Rotonda West. Charges: possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of marijuana and possession of narcotic equipment. Bond: $4,500.

• Billy Eugene Sutton, 28, 1200 block of Slash Pine Circle, Punta Gorda. Charge: out-of-state fugitive from justice. Bond: none.

• Howard James Parson, 52, 5000 block of Riverside Drive, Punta Gorda. Charge: Marion County, Fla., warrant. Bond: none.

• Brittany Marie Locke, 25, 29100 block of Bermont Road, Punta Gorda. Charge: out-of-county warrant. Bond: $5,000.

• Jaime Omar Sepulveda, 33, 22300 block of Nyack Ave., Port Charlotte. Charge: Sarasota County warrant. Bond: none.

• Daniel Shawn Meyer, 37, 1500 block of Beacon Drive, Port Charlotte. Charges: selling opium or a derivative, possession of narcotic equipment and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Bond: $8,500.

• Lincoln Sean Alleyne, 41, 25000 block of Bolivar Drive, Port Charlotte. Charge: violation of probation (original charge: DUI). Bond: none.

• Daniel Thomas Cretu, 42, 900 block of Andrews St., N.W., Port Charlotte. Charges: possession of a controlled substance and selling cocaine. Bond: $7,500.

• Konstantin Gennadiev Chelnokov, 24, 21000 block of Riddle Ave., Port Charlotte. Charge: Sarasota County warrant. Bond: none.

• John Vincent Alexander, 29, 22100 block of Hernando Ave., Port Charlotte. Charge: violation of probation (original charge: DUI). Bond: none.

• Sharon Marie Forshaw, 49, 21200 block of Berkshire Ave., Port Charlotte. Charge: battery. Bond: none.

• John Charles O’Rourke, 45, 5300 block of Talbrook Road, North Port. Charge: violation of probation (original charges: contracting without a license and grand theft). Bond: none.

• Shaun Patrick Monahan, 33, 3300 block of Nekoosa St., North Port. Charges: selling cocaine and possession of cocaine. Bond: $7,500.

• Jimmy Michael Hitt, 38, 4300 block of S. Biscayne Drive, North Port. Charge: violation of probation (original charge: attempted burglary). Bond: none.

• Ashley Maria Finnegan, 24, 500 block of N. Beach Road, Englewood. Charges: selling cocaine, selling opium or a derivative, possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Bond: $15,000.

• Karen Denise Dehart, 24, 8200 block of Pelican Road, Englewood. Charges: selling opium or a derivative, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of narcotic equipment and violation of probation (original charge: petty theft). Bond: none.

• Eric Christopher Whitehead, 28, 800 block of Englewood. Charges: possession of a controlled substance and two counts of violation of probation (original charges: two counts of petty theft). Bond: none.

• Evan Colby Thomassen, 21, 500 block of Chavis Circle, Englewood. Charges: two counts each of possession of a synthetic narcotic with intent to sell and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $15,000.

• Peter Herbet, 43, 1600 block of Florence Ave., Englewood. Charges: two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. Bond: none.

• Jack Daniel Hollister, 27, 1200 block of Pike Ave., Punta Gorda. Charges: possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of opium or derivative with intent to sell. Bond: $7,500.

• Jonathan Wayne Schottel, 47, 200 block of Palmetto Circle, Port Charlotte. Charges: DUI and failure to return driver’s license or registration when insurance is canceled. Bond: $1,250.

• John Hall Twombley, 37, 1400 block of Marinol Road, Englewood. Charges: selling cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of narcotic equipment and driving with a suspended license. Bond: none.

— Compiled by Drew Winchester