East Ridge police have arrested two people in connection to an armed robbery of a man inside his home on Duvall Street last week.

Christopher Lee Edwards, 20, of a Spriggs Street address and Kiara Monique McDaniel, 22, of a Honeysuckle Road address in Chattanooga, were both charged with Aggravated Robbery, Theft over $10,000 and Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony. They are both scheduled to appear in East Ridge Municipal court on Aug. 23.

According to an affidavit of complaint, the victim had known Edwards for a couple of weeks and that they were inside the victim’s Duvall Street home just after midnight on August 10 when there was a knock at the door. The report states that Edwards opened the door, allowing an unknown light-skinned biracial female into the home. The woman was armed with a rifle which she then handed to Edwards.

Christopher Edwards

The report states that the pair then demanded property while holding the victim at gunpoint. The victim said about $5,000 in jewelry, other personal property and his 2010 Nissan Altima was taken during the robbery.

The report states that just before noon on the same day, police found the Altima at a house in the 1300 block of Altamaha Street. Three people were in the car. The male driver said that he had just borrowed the car from a white man and a biracial woman named “Kiara” or “Tiara” from an address in the 900 block of Altamaha. Police contacted the victim/owner of the car who came to collect it.

Kiara McDaniel

The report goes on to say that the victim told police that he had been speaking with Edwards on social media and that the man had a Facebook page. The victim was able to further describe the biracial woman allegedly involved in the robbery as having “knotted puffs of hair.” The report states that investigators reviewed Edwards’ Facebook page and located McDaniel who lives on Honeysuckle Lane. The victim also told police that he saw Edwards on Tombras Avenue while he was en route to pick up his stolen car.

The report states that police went to Edwards’ house on Spriggs Street and spoke with his mother. The woman told officers that she had picked up her son on Honeysuckle Lane in Chattanooga earlier that morning. The woman said that her son often walks the Tombras Avenue area to use a public Wi-Fi connection.

The report states that police found Edwards in the East Ridge Public Library. He was detained and advised of his Miranda Rights. Edwards identified Kiara McDaniel by name as the biracial woman who had knocked on the victim’s door and entered with the rifle.

Edwards was arrested and charged after the interview.