A Chattanooga man was arrested and charged with robbery after his 71-year-old neighbor reported that he punched her in the face and stole $50 in cash, a cell phone and a chainsaw.
Elizabeth Larkin, of 500 1/2 Spears Ave., told police that Casey Lee Anderson, 28, of 7101 Levi Road, asked to use her phone, so she let him inside her home, according to a Hamilton County arrest report.
Larkin said Anderson then asked to borrow money, and she gave him $8 before he demanded more and punched her, the report says. She gave him $50 and told him that was all she had, then he began choking her, pushed her to the ground and left.
Larkin was taken to Memorial Hospital, where she told police she known Anderson for a long time.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Anderson was still in Hamilton County Jail.