LYNN – A Lynn teen was allegedly robbed and beaten over the head with a hammer Wednesday night at the hands of a Saugus man and two Lynners.Ryan Lawrence Applegate, 28, of 2 Hilldale Terrace, Saugus, was charged with armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, hammer; Philip Andrew LeBlanc, 30, of 4 Essex Place, Lynn, was charged with armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, hammer, possession of a class E drug and Shawna Bottiglio, 27, also of 4 Essex Place, was charged with armed robbery.All three suspects were arraigned Thursday at Lynn District Court by Judge Stacey Fortes-White. Applegate and Bottiglio were ordered held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail, while LeBlanc was held on $10,000. A probable cause hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 23.According to court documents, police found two Hispanic teens sitting on a sidewalk on Essex Street around 10:30 p.m. and said one of them was holding a red bandanna to his head and wearing a blood-soaked t-shirt.The 19-year-old victim said he went into the 7-11 convenience store at the corner of Fayette and Essex streets and when he came out he was allegedly approached by the suspects, who placed a blunt object against his back, and was told to walk.The group then led him into a basement apartment on Essex Place, where the victim said he was hit in the head with a hammer and that his pockets were rummaged through and $200 was stolen. The victim’s friend said he saw the group take the victim into the apartment and followed the group there with his car. After a few minutes, he said he got out of his car, went to the basement and saw the victim standing in the doorway, holding his head and bleeding.Police went back to the apartment with the victim and his friend and checked out the basement apartment where the crime allegedly occurred and found fresh blood on two sofas and on the floor. They then found LeBlanc in a bathroom, who the victim said hit him with the hammer. Applegate and Bottiglio were later found walking on Essex Place.Bottiglio offered a different story to police, saying she was at the 7-11, when the victim and his friend approached her and offered $15 for a sex act. After refusing, Bottilgio claimed the two men followed her home and attempted to pull her into their car. That’s when she said she yelled out to Applegate and LeBlanc for help.All three were taken into custody and police say Applegate was found to have blood on his sneakers, a $5 bill and his jeans.
