Tarrytown Cops: Yonkers Man Bangs Woman's Head on Ground, Steals Cell Phone

A woman suffered minor injuries to her head and face after she was allegedly pushed down to the ground and robbed by a former acquaintance, Tarrytown police said. 

A 911 caller reported to police that a female employee at their South Broadway office had been assaulted on Oct. 28 just before 7 a.m.

The suspect was apparently known to the victim. Police described him a "past casual friend" of the woman. She was on her way to work, Lt. William Herguth said, when the suspect "pushed her down in the parking lot and further banged her head on the pavement." 

She suffered bruising to her head and face. Her cell phone was stolen.

The man, Eugene T. Holmes, 50, of Yonkers, had reportedly fled on foot traveling north on Route 9 towards Route 119.  Police found him walking eastbound on Route 119 and arrested him in the area of 200 White Plains Road. 

Holmes was charged with:

• Robbery in the third degree, a D-Felony,
• Assault in the third degree, an A-Misdemeanor,and criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth, an A-Misdemeanor.

The victim was transported to Phelps Memorial Hospital by Tarrytown Volunteer Ambulance Corps. 

The man was arraigned and taken to Westchester County Jail on $15,000 cash bail and $25,000 bond. 

Note: An arrest does not indicate a conviction.