Man arrested in connection with robbery, assault of woman in East Ridge

East Ridge police arrested a man in connection with a Tuesday robbery on Ringgold Road, officials said.

Tyrone A. Heard, 29, of Chattanooga is charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated assault, accused of hitting a woman in the face and taking her purse at an East Ridge Cricket store, said Erik Hopkins of the East Ridge Police Department.

The victim said she was able to wrestle her purse away from her attacker. When police arrived, the victim pointed out Heard, who was still sitting in a van in the Cricket parking lot, Hopkins said.

A hearing is scheduled for Sept. 14 at 5 p.m. in the East Ridge Municipal Court, Hopkins said.

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