Edgar Martinez and Jazmene Hicks
(KNZA)--Two arrests are made in connection with a violent Hiawatha home invasion that sent one to the hospital.
According to a news release issued by Hiawatha Police Chief John Defore, it happened May 16, at 121 Apache Street, where three suspects reportedly broke into a home and battered and robbed the occupant, binding their victim's hands behind his back before fleeing the scene of the alleged crime.
The victim, 30-year-old Ray Atlakson, was transported to the Hiawatha Community Hospital by Town and Country Ambulance Service for the treatment of his injuries.
Defore says the investigation has led to the arrest of two Sabetha residents, 21-year-old Edgar Martinez and 23-year-old Jazmene Hicks. Both were taken into custody on Friday with the assistance of the Kansas Highway Patrol, Sabetha Police, and the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office.
On Monday, formal charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, aggravated battery,and criminal restraint were filed by Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill.
Martinez and Hicks each remain held in the Brown County Jail on a $175,000 bond.
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