Cross-dressing man held in Lakeview mugging

Police quickly arrested a robbery suspect in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood based on the victim’s description of the man, who appeared in court Sunday dressed as a woman.
Jamell Armstrong, 19, is charged with robbery in the attack about 6 a.m. Saturday in the 3300 block of North Broadway.
On Sunday, he appeared in court wearing revealing shorts, a tank top with a bra and a long brown wig. Cook County Judge Israel Desierto ordered him held on $75,000 bond.
After pepper spraying the 30-year-old man in the eyes, Armstrong tried to grab his iPhone and the two struggled, according to a police report. Armstrong of the 100 block of North Karlov Avenue grabbed the strap of a gym bag around the man’s shoulder, pulled him to the ground.
The man called 911, and police nabbed Armstrong in an alley about half a mile away in the 3400 block of North Sheffield Avenue, according to the police report. Officers found the iPhone about 15 feet away