Police: Man Snatches Woman's Phone at Potomac Mills

A 22-year-old man is facing a robbery charge after he allegedly snatched a woman's cellphone in the parking lot of a Woodbridge, Virginia mall.

The 28-year-old victim told police the suspect, identified by police as Jeremiah Albert Johnson,  approached her while inside Potomac Mills Mall around 11:44 a.m. Thursday. The man eventually walked away, but confronted her again in the parking lot.

When the woman reached for her phone to call 911, police say the suspect grabbed her phone and ran.

The victim's cellphone was recovered after officers located the suspect.

Johnson is being held without bond.

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