Two arrested following east side robbery
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Incident Details
Two people were taken into custody following a robbery on the city's east side early Friday morning.
Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Thierer Rd. around 1:45 a.m.
A man offered to give a woman a ride, when two men suddenly hopped into the backseat.
The men grabbed money out of the victim's pockets and ran into a nearby apartment.
Officers found the suspects. As one of the men went to pull out the stolen cash from his sock, drugs fell out.
Percell T. Swiney, 31, was arrested for strong-armed robbery.
Melvin D. Jackson, 22, was arrested for strong-armed robbery and possession of heroin.
Both were taken to the Dane County Jail.
The woman was not taken into custody. Probable cause was developed to arrest the woman for armed robbery (party to a crime.)
This remains an ongoing investigation.