Post by jean on Aug 3, 2020 23:54:59 GMT -5
Update on Armed Robbery
Greensburg, IN - On July 31, 2020 at approximately 7:55pm, Greensburg Officers were dispatched to the 900 Blk of Colonial Manor in reference to a robbery involving a firearm. The initial report from a female caller were that three males broke into an apartment and took an item. While in the apartment, one of the males brandished a firearm according to the female. The caller then advised that the three males fled the apartment.
As officers first arrived on the scene, a Decatur County Sheriff’s Deputy and a Greensburg Officer located one male running from the apartments. The Deputy
detained that individual. This individual was suspected as being armed with a firearm, which officers located during the search of the area.
Other responding officers were advised by members of the public that a vehicle had pulled into a housing addition and two males fled from the vehicle. Officers from both departments set a perimeter and Greensburg K-9 Officer Mitch Tuttle and K-9 Hercules were called to the scene to begin a track.
As officers began to search the area, Sgt. Chris Bridges was able to locate another male hiding in a pine tree and he was taken into custody. Officer Tuttle and Hercules then continued their search, in which the third male was located hiding under a residence’s back porch.
At this time, this case is still an active investigation and not all details can be released. During the investigation four individuals were arrested and transported to the Decatur County Jail where they were processed under the following charges:
Jaron Markland of Greensburg- Dealing in Marijuana and Dealing in a Controlled Substance
Maxwell Higgins of Louisville, Kentucky- Robbery with a Firearm, Burglary with a Firearm, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Confinement with a Firearm, and Intimidation with a Firearm
Sherquan Malone of Louisville, Kentucky- Robbery with a Firearm, Burglary with a Firearm, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Confinement with a Firearm, and Intimidation with a Firearm
Brandon Mitchell of Louisville, Kentucky- Robbery with a Firearm, Burglary with a Firearm, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Confinement with a Firearm, and Intimidation with a Firearm
Under the law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Greensburg, IN - On July 31, 2020 at approximately 7:55pm, Greensburg Officers were dispatched to the 900 Blk of Colonial Manor in reference to a robbery involving a firearm. The initial report from a female caller were that three males broke into an apartment and took an item. While in the apartment, one of the males brandished a firearm according to the female. The caller then advised that the three males fled the apartment.
As officers first arrived on the scene, a Decatur County Sheriff’s Deputy and a Greensburg Officer located one male running from the apartments. The Deputy
detained that individual. This individual was suspected as being armed with a firearm, which officers located during the search of the area.
Other responding officers were advised by members of the public that a vehicle had pulled into a housing addition and two males fled from the vehicle. Officers from both departments set a perimeter and Greensburg K-9 Officer Mitch Tuttle and K-9 Hercules were called to the scene to begin a track.
As officers began to search the area, Sgt. Chris Bridges was able to locate another male hiding in a pine tree and he was taken into custody. Officer Tuttle and Hercules then continued their search, in which the third male was located hiding under a residence’s back porch.
At this time, this case is still an active investigation and not all details can be released. During the investigation four individuals were arrested and transported to the Decatur County Jail where they were processed under the following charges:
Jaron Markland of Greensburg- Dealing in Marijuana and Dealing in a Controlled Substance
Maxwell Higgins of Louisville, Kentucky- Robbery with a Firearm, Burglary with a Firearm, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Confinement with a Firearm, and Intimidation with a Firearm
Sherquan Malone of Louisville, Kentucky- Robbery with a Firearm, Burglary with a Firearm, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Confinement with a Firearm, and Intimidation with a Firearm
Brandon Mitchell of Louisville, Kentucky- Robbery with a Firearm, Burglary with a Firearm, Criminal Recklessness, Criminal Confinement with a Firearm, and Intimidation with a Firearm
Under the law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Greensburg, IN 47240-1613
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