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Richmond teen with violent past arrested

The police say that the criminal history of the teenager is the shooting of an 11-year-old, an armed robbery and the escape from the police during the possession of an “AR pistol”.

Richmond, Ind.-a 17-year-old man, was arrested in Richmond on Thursday after executing a search command.

According to an release of the Richmond police department, around 3:30 p.m. on February 27, the Richmond Police Swat team, together with the Safe Unit and the Investigative Services division, conducted a search command in a house near the 18th century and south of the east side of Richmond to capture anomed and dangerous suspect.

The suspect in teen age was sought because of a crime for dangerous possessions of a firearm after he was supposedly not published in court because of a hearing to revoke the bonds.

The police say that the criminal history of the teenager is the shooting of an 11-year-old, an armed robbery and the escape from the police during the possession of an “AR pistol”.

The 17-year-old's criminal story described him as armed and dangerous and led to Swat participation. The police say the suspect is being brought to a prison.

“This operation was carefully planned and executed with the security of our civil servants, the suspect and the public,” said Kyle Weatherly, chief of police at Richmond. The quick and peaceful solution to this situation is proof of your training and professionalism. “