Local man arrested on warrant for robbery and attempted murder

Photo courtesy of THPD

Worthington/ Vigo Co .Jail

By Lucy Perry 
Indiana Central News

The Edgar County Sheriff's Office in Paris, Ill. apprehended a local suspect wanted on several serious charges today.

 Dereck E. Worthington,34, of Terre Haute and formerly of Illinois, was wanted for attempted murder, robbery and criminal confinement from an incident on July 8, when Terre Haute Police Department officers responded to the 1900 block of Sixth Avenue on a report of a robbery. He was booked into the Vigo Couty Jail around 5:30 p.m.

"Through the investigation, THPD detectives were able to obtain an arrest warrant," THPD Public Information Officer Ryan Adamson said today.

​Further information is not available at this time.

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