Four arrested in Greensburg after robbery involving a firearm

GREENSBURG –Greensburg police arrested four people after being sent to the 900 block of Colonial Manor at 7:55 p.m. Friday about 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.

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

An investigation is continuing into the robbery, Greensburg police said.