A Vicksburg man was at University Medical Center in Jackson this morning after a strong-arm robbery in the 1400 block of Bowmar Avenue Thursday, Vicksburg police Capt. Bobby Stewart said.

Carl Whitaker, 48, 232 Smith Road, was listed in serious condition this morning, hospital spokesman Matt Westerfield said.

Whitaker was walking on Bowmar Avenue at 11:43 p.m. when he was struck in the back of the head with a beer bottle by an unknown assailant, Stewart said.

Whitaker’s wallet, which held no cash, was stolen. Whitaker was taken to River Region Medical Center and transferred to UMC.