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One of two suspects arrested after woman robbed, punched inside Omaha church

Omaha Police have arrested one of two suspects wanted in connection with the robbery and assault of a 76-year-old woman inside a church in Omaha.

22-year-old Wayman B. Clark was arrested this morning. He was identified as a suspect from surveillance camera video and tips.

According to an Omaha Police Department report, the woman from Johnston was reading the parish newsletter Sunday morning inside the entrance of St. Cecilia Cathedral when two males entered the church, stole her purse and punched her in the face. The woman hit her head against the side of the table as she fell down.

The suspects then fled the scene.

The woman was helped by a parishioner before being taken to Creighton University Medical Center with a large bump and scrapes on her forehead. She has been released.

Authorities are still looking for the second suspect who was caught on surveillance camera.