PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The suspect who police say seriously injured and stole from a 67-year-old Parke County resident on April 24 was taken into custody early Saturday morning.
Sheriff Jason Frazier confirmed that at approximately 1:30 a.m. Jayden Smith of Indianapolis was taken in to custody by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Frazier told WTWO that he has few details on the arrest at this time but shared that on April 30 an arrest warrant was issued for Jayden T. Smith, 19, of Indianapolis. The Parke County Circuit Court issued the warrant with the following charges:
- Burglary with serious bodily injury | level 1 felony
- Armed robbery | level 3 felony
- Auto theft | level 6 felony
In a social media post early Saturday morning the Parke County Sheriff’s office thank multiple agencies and the public for their help.
This case is far from over, but we want to thank everyone of our guys that worked tirelessly on this case. Thanks to the Montezuma Police Department and Indiana State Police Evidence Technicians for their assistance. Thank you to everyone that spent so much time looking for him. This includes the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Indiana State Police and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Thank you for over 1100 shares. At approximately 1:30 a.m. the Marion County Sheriff’s Office took him into custody.
Parke County Sheriffs Office
This is an ongoing investigation, WTWO will update this story as more information becomes available.
