Police said Jason Hayes, 22, was with a group of people who claimed to be college students selling magazines. Officers said they believe the organization is legitimate, but that what Hayes did was illegal.
Investigators said Hayes is from South Carolina. He was charged with burglary and is being held in the Greene County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
According to police, Hayes was with a group of students on Monday night going door to door at the Kinsey Village Apartments on Kinsey Road.
Police said around 9:20 p.m. they received a call from a woman who said Hayes forced his way into her apartment during his magazine pitch and then roughed her up a bit and stole a few items from her apartment.
Officers caught up with Hayes about 30 minutes later a block away from the apartment complex.
News Center 7 spoke with a group of residents who said Hayes and the group he was with had been knocking on doors for about a week, and said they are extremely aggressive.
The manager of the apartment complex said the group should have not been at the complex. She said there are no soliciting signs everywhere on the property.