CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland man suffered a gunshot wound that shattered his pelvis during an attempted robbery he tried to pull with a woman, court records say.

Surdeangelo D. Parhman, 22, and Cecilia R. Vargas, 20, are each charged with aggravated robbery in the Jan. 26 incident.

Parham made his first court appearance Saturday and remains in custody on $25,000 bond. Vargas is not in custody but a warrant was issued Friday for her arrest.

Detectives initially identified a 26-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting that injured Parham. They arrested and charged the man with felonious assault, but dismissed the case two days before they charged Parham and Vargas, according to court records.

The 26-year-old man told investigators that Parham tried to rob him at gunpoint prior to the shooting, which happened just before 10 a.m. Jan. 26 on Quincy Avenue near East 40th Street, according to a police report. Vargas acted as Parham’s accomplice, court records say.

Cleveland police officers were investigating a report of shots fired when they found Parham lying on a bench outside an apartment building. He provided a fake name, and claimed an unknown gunman shot him as he and Vargas walked through a parking lot, police reports say.

An ambulance took him to University Hospitals.

Investigators found an unoccupied but running Chrysler 300 in the parking lot. They also found three bullet casings near the car.

The 26-year-old man’s uncle came to the scene to retrieve the Chrysler. The uncle said the 26-year-old man drove to the area to meet a woman, but heard gunshots and ran away, police reports say. Detectives arrested the 26-year-old man on Jan. 27. He was released from custody two days later, when prosecutors dropped the charges against him.

Parham requested a preliminary hearing during his arraignment Saturday. The hearing is scheduled Feb. 10, court records say.

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