A black man who mangled a man's pinky so severely during an iPad theft that the finger was later amputated has been arrested

Brandon Darnell Smith, 20, was arrested during a traffic stop in the 3000 block of North Monaco Street, said Sonny Jackson, Denver police spokesman. He is being held for investigation of second-degree assault and robbery in the strong-arm robbery of Bill Jordan, 59, according to Jackson. Jordan had just bought the iPad for a friend in Canada and was near the parking lot when the suspect struck. The suspect jerked so hard it stripped the skin on part of Jordan's pinky to the bone. At first he took off running after the suspect but saw blood on his hand and went for medical attention instead.