A 19-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly robbed a man at an apartment complex while brandishing a handgun.
Erianah D. King was charged with armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID card and unlawful possession of a weapon under the age of 21 for her role in an alleged armed robbery late Sunday night at Lexington Hills Apartments in the 3400 block of West Fallen Oak Lane.
According to the Peoria Police Department, officers responded to the apartment complex Sunday at 11:54 p.m. after they received a report of an armed robbery. When officers arrived, they found a man who said that he went to Lexington Hills to purchase a vehicle from a woman.
When he arrived at the apartments, the woman – later alleged to be King – approached him with a handgun and took an undisclosed amount of money. The man was not injured, and the woman fled on foot.
King was arrested at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 3200 block of West Oakcrest Drive.
Officers conducted a search of her apartment at Lexington Hills and found a handgun with an extended magazine inside.
King is currently being held at the Peoria County Jail. Anyone with further information on this case is asked to contact police at (309) 673-4521 or provide an anonymous tip through their Tip411 service. They can also contact Crime Stoppers at (309) 673-9000.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Woman accused of robbing man near Peoria apartment complex while armed with gun
Reporting by Zach Roth, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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