Home Invasion, Promoting Prostitution Charges for Mattoon Man

A man has been arrested by Mattoon police on counts of home invasion and promoting prostitution.

Mattoon police say 24-year-old Anthony W. Tate was arrested shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The arrest occurred in the 400 block of Piatt Avenue. 

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The charges allege that Tate was found to be acting as a bodyguard for prostitutes, and that he forced his way into a home, battered the home's resident with a club, and stole a television.

The resident was taken to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County, while Tate was taken to Coles County Jail. Mattoon police are continuing their investigation into the incident.