Syracuse Man Arrested in Armed Robbery Case

The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department reported this morning that officers arrested a 33-year-old Syracuse man early Sunday morning for allegedly robbing two individuals at gunpoint. According to a police report, the suspect agreed to give the victims a ride from a Syracuse bar to an ATM and afterward drove them to a rural area. There, he allegedly pulled a handgun and forced the victims to get out of the vehicle and kneel alongside the roadway. The victims reported hearing two clicks of the trigger but the gun did not fire. The victims escaped when another vehicle came down the road. Police arrested the suspect after locating his vehicle at his home.