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By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News PUNTNAM COUNTY -- A Cloverdale man accused of robbing a gas station last month was arrested on a warrant this afternoon in Putnam County . David L. Burchett, 32, was taken into custody following a traffic stop on SR 42 by Cloverdale Police Officer David Brown around 4:20 p.m., as Burchett reportedly traveled westbound from the area. The suspect was booked into the Putnam County Jail, where he is charged with robbery and pointing a firearm. According to the report, Putnam County 911 received a call from the Casey’s gas station on Main Street in Cloverdale,on an armed robbery just after midnight on April 7. Police ran into a ,man matching the description of the suspect while on another call a few hours later. Sgt. Joe Watts, of the Indiana State Police, explained the suspect was described as a white male about 5-feet, 8-inches tall to 6-feet tall, wearing a black bandanna over his face, black baseball style cap and dark clothing. "The suspect brandished a black revolver style handgun and demanded money and cigarettes, in which he received approximately $300 and approximately 14 cartons of cigarettes," Watts said, adding that the suspect then fled north from the scene. A short time after the armed robbery investigation was underway, officers responded to a domestic violence call -- at around 8 a.m. and reportedly noted a resemblance of the previously - described armed robbery suspect and the domestic battery suspect at this scene. Officers arrested Burchett that same morning for the alleged domestic battery -- who had subsequently been released since the incident. Investigators conducted interviews and reviewed surveillance footage from the gas station in the course of the next few days. Search warrants on the suspect's apartment and vehicle were served. Ultimately, an arrest warrant for the gas station armed robbery was obtained this morning, Watts said. The lead investigating officer on this case was Cloverdale Police Officer David Brown. Assisting were Cloverdale Town Marshal Steve Hibler; ISP Putnamville Detectives Sergeant Sam Stearley and Troy Cobb, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of Putnam County Prosecutor Timothy Bookwalter. Comments are closed.
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