Evansville, IN – Evansville police arrested an 18-year-old man after investigators recovered three handguns and determined that a call about armed subjects was connected to an earlier robbery at an eastside bar.
Officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to the area of Eleventh Avenue and Franklin Street after receiving a report of subjects with a gun near a vehicle. When officers arrived, two males near a white Dodge Charger fled after being ordered to stop.
Officers located two handguns underneath the vehicle, while a third handgun was later recovered nearby.
During the investigation, detectives determined the incident was connected to a robbery reported the previous night at an eastside bar. According to police, the victim said he was inside his vehicle with the offenders when his handgun was taken. The victim was also threatened with being shot during the robbery.
One of the offenders reportedly left his cell phone inside the victim’s vehicle.
The following day, the victim arranged to meet the offenders on Franklin Street in an attempt to exchange the phone left behind for the return of his handgun. The meeting ultimately led to a 911 call reporting subjects with guns outside the establishment.
One of the suspects, 19-year-old Ladarrius L. Barnes, was located several hours later near Illinois Street and Tenth Avenue after fleeing from an officer. Barnes was arrested and faced charges including robbery with a deadly weapon, theft of a firearm, two counts of intimidation with a deadly weapon, unlawful carrying of a handgun and resisting law enforcement.
Police later announced that the second suspect, identified as 18-year-old Nekevion D. Brodie, was located and arrested early Sept. 5.
Brodie was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, theft of a firearm, two counts of intimidation with a deadly weapon, unlawful carrying of a handgun and resisting law enforcement.
The investigation involved the recovery of three handguns and led to arrests of both suspects identified by police in connection with the case.
