Torvis Skinner {BSO}
Coconut Creek Police arrested a man who tried to steal a new TV from a teenager Saturday, authorities said.
Torvis Skinner, 38, was busted after he tried to forcibly take the 24-inch TV from a 16-year-old boy in the 5500 block of Wiles Road, police said Tuesday. The boy had just purchased the TV and was walking down Wiles Road when Skinner tried to steal it, police said.
Skinner hit the teen several times, according to investigators. Skinner didn’t end up taking the TV but did take the teen’s hat, police said.
Officers said they later found Skinner wearing the hat at the intersection of Wiles and State Road 7. He was arrested and charged with robbery, child abuse, and probation violation. He was wearing a court-mandated ankle monitor at the time, police said.
Records show Skinner is on parole. He was booked into the Broward County Jail and was being held there without bond on Tuesday.
The teen was not seriously hurt, police said.
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