A Chicago man was ordered held on $300,000 bond Wednesday after being charged with assaulting a 16-year-old girl and robbing her of a cell phone in north suburban Evanston.
Anthony Lee Lane, 31, of the 1900 block of West Fargo Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one felony count of robbery, according to Evanston police.
Bond was set at $300,000 Wednesday and a preliminary hearing was set for Feb 22 at the Skokie Courthouse, according to Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Andy Conklin.
The 16-year-old girl had been walking in the 1700 block of Ashland Avenue when she was physically assaulted, according to a release from Evanston police. During the assault, she was knocked to the ground and struck on her face and body.
She managed to fight off the attack, but not before the suspect took her cell phone, which was later recovered by officers, the release said.
Police allegedly saw Lane running in the 1600 block of Church Street about 7 p.m. and talked to a witness, who said a robbery had just happened, the release said. Police pursued Lane and saw him enter a building in the 1800 block of Church Street, where they arrested him.
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