Two arrested after victim robbed of shoes, cash

Haley Burton. Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.

Two people were arrested yesterday in Columbus, accused of robbing a victim with a tire iron.

The incident started yesterday morning when the victim went to meet a female friend at a local business, but a man jumped out of the woman’s car with the tire tool, and took the victim’s cell phone, cash and shoes.

Bartholomew County deputies arrested the woman, identified as 19-year-old Haley Burton of Columbus Tuesday evening and gathered information that led them to a home where they found 25-year-old Erik Peetz of Columbus.

Erik Peetz. Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.

Burton is facing a preliminary charge of robbery with a deadly weapon. Peetz is also being accused of robbery with a deadly weapon along with possession of methamphetamine and a legend drug injection device.

Deputies are looking for a third person who they may have information about the incident. If you know the whereabouts of Jordan Cowan, a white woman believed to be about 25 years old, you can contact Lt. Chad Swank at 812-565-5925, e-mail the sheriff’s department at  [email protected] or call the sheriff’s department tip line at 812-379-1712.