OREM, Utah (ABC4) — One man was arrested Thursday after allegedly attacking and robbing a woman outside her Utah Valley University apartment.

Michael Perry Merrill, 19, was arrested and booked by the Santaquin Police Department on charges of aggravated robbery, threat of violence, and aggravated assault producing a loss of consciousness.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m., police were dispatched to Mountain View Hospital in Payson where they found the alleged victim with bruising around her neck and a bump on the back of her head.

Documents show she told police Merrill, who she'd known for about one month, was waiting for her outside her apartment. The location listed by police is a UVU student housing complex.

After being dropped off, the alleged victim told police that Merrill approached her. W

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