Staff Reports
Columbus police arrested four juveniles in connection with the armed robbery of a Columbus gas station early Friday morning.
At approximately 12:07 a.m., CPD officers were sent to the Marathon Gas Station, 2190 N. National Road, about a robbery which had just occurred.
It was reported that two suspects entered the store with their faces covered and one of the suspects held the clerk at knifepoint behind the counter while the other suspect took tobacco and vape products from the store, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
A short time later CPD patrol officers were alerted to persons in the backyard of a residence in the 3000 block of 16th Street. One suspect fled on foot but was captured a short time later, Harris said. Two additional suspects were located hiding in a shed in the backyard of the residence. Officers reportedly recovered evidence from the robbery in the shed. A fourth suspect was arrested later on Friday.
All four suspects were taken to the Bartholomew County Youth Detention Center where they were being held for the following preliminary offenses:
15-year-old juvenile: Armed robbery, resisting law enforcement, false informing
17-year-old juvenile: Armed robbery
15-year-old juvenile: Armed robbery
15-year-old juvenile: Armed robbery
The incident remains under investigation by the Columbus Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Harris said.
