Teen Beaten, Stripped Naked During Robbery In Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, GA — Alpharetta police are investigating the robbery and attack on a teenager who also had his clothes taken by two assailants. Officers were dispatched to a call around 7:45 p.m. Oct. 23 to a call at a residence at Saddlecreek Apartments on Mid Broadwell Road.

The caller told police a "scared and naked" young man appeared at her doorstep and asked her to help him. She said the male looked like he had been assaulted due to the marks on his face and body, according to an incident report released by the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety.

The teen, who had an abrasion to his face and multiple bruises on his torso and legs, told police he and a friend came to the complex to buy marijuana. He planned to purchase the weed from another male who is enrolled in the same science class at Milton High School.

During the transaction, the victim said he backed out of the deal and the seller became upset. That suspect, identified as Michael Evans Jr., and another male began to attack the victim and removed his clothes.

"They then beat him with his own belt and allegedly knocked him unconscious while kicking him," according to the incident report. "At one point, one of the subjects brandished a knife and threatened him with it. The subjects then passed the knife back and forth taunting him with it and threatened to stab him if he did not comply."

The victim said the two alleged attackers took $60 in cash and his iPhone X. They fled the area on foot to a nearby wooded area. According to the report, the victim's friend witnessed the incident, but drove away while his "friend was being beaten" because he was afraid.

Police canvassed the area where the incident took place and found the victim's jacket and shoes in the area. The victim was transported by ambulance to North Fulton Hospital for treatment. Alpharetta detectives reached out to Milton High School to obtain the name of the student the victim said attacked him.

Evans, 17, was arrested at Milton High by Alpharetta detectives and charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault with the intent to rob, said Alpharetta Department of Public Safety spokesperson Howard Miller. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Oct. 27 and remains held without bond, according to Fulton County Jail records. The second subject has not been identified.

Photo: Michael Evans. Credit: Fulton County Jail