Police said Brandon Montrell King put a gun to the head of a woman who had been helping him and threw her to the floor, breaking some of her ribs.

King, 27, of 3904 Clio Ave., is charged with aggravated robbery.

Cathy Oliver of 9th Avenue said she was asleep at her home on Jan. 9 when she heard a loud crashing sound coming from the living room. She said as she went to investigate she was met in her bedroom by a black male she knew as her grandson's friend, Brandon.

She said he had been to her house on several occasions and "had come and gone for months due to her trying to keep the defendant out of trouble."

She said Brandon was wearing a ski mask and dark clothing.

The woman said he struck her in the face with a pistol and demanded money. She said he became more upset when she told him she had no money.

After she told him, "Brandon, you need to leave," she said he put the gun to her head and said, "You are going to die now." He then threw her on the floor and began rummaging threw her personal items.

She said he ripped a flat screen TV from a table in the living room, then left.

The woman picked King from a lineup.