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Columbus Man Arrested For Armed Robbery

Last updated on Tuesday, November 7, 2017

(COLUMBUS) - Bartholomew County Police arrested a Columbus man after he allegedly robbed a gas station.

Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department says that at about 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, deputies were called to the station at the intersection of 25th Street‬ and State Road 9.

Police say 27-year-old Joseph Freeman V, displaced a handgun and demanded money from the employee.

Freeman was arrested at his home on a Level 3 felony charge of robbery with a deadly weapon. He remains behind bars at the Bartholomew County Jail.

The incident remains under under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Terrance Holderness at (812) 565-5927.

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