3rd person arrested in LeRoy armed robbery

Posted on March 27, 2017

By Eric Stock

LeROY – Police say they have arrested a third person in connection with an armed robbery in LeRoy earlier this month.

LeRoy Police are seeking armed robbery charges against a 17-year-old boy. The teen was booked into the McLean County Juvenile Detention Facility last week. His name is not being released because he is a juvenile.

Police previously arrested Tyler Gilman, 20, and Jarod Roberson, 18, both of LeRoy, after two men told police they were robbed and beaten in a wooded area near railroad tracks adjacent to the Bradlee Park Apartments on March 12.

Police say the investigation continues to show the incident was a planned, targeted and isolated event and not a random street crime.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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