An 18-year-old man robbed and assaulted a woman in Lauderdale Lakes

Lauderdale Lakes, Florida – A man who was allegedly behind an armed robbery in Lauderdale Lakes is arrested.

According to deputies, on Thursday, 18-year-old Edwin Hankerson Jr. was arrested.

Investigators say a woman was walking in a parking garage along the 4000 block of Northwest 34th Street on July 8 when a man walked up behind her.

He asked the woman a question and kept on walking. Then he hit her on the head with a gun and took her purse.

The victim’s screams were heard on the surveillance video that caught the crime.

The investigation is ongoing.