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Three people were arrested after an altercation where shots were allegedly fired.
Drake Anthony Meadows, 20, of 480 Clinic Court, Warsaw, is charged with robbery with a deadly weapon, a level 3 felony. He was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 5:43 p.m. Friday on a $50,000 preliminary bond.
Carmaene Tre Arnold, 21, of 510 E. Center St., apt. 2, Warsaw, was booked into the KCJ at 10:44 a.m. Thursday on a preliminary charge of robbery with a deadly weapon. His preliminary bond is $50,500.
Christopher Taylor Tackett, 28, Tippecanoe, is charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony; unlawful carrying of a handgun, a level 5 felony; and three counts of criminal mischief, class A misdemeanors. He was booked into the KCJ at 10:27 a.m. June 16 on a $10,000 preliminary bond.
According to a probable cause affidavit, on June 9 Warsaw Police Department officers received reports of ammunition casings found near Market and Lake streets. Officers recovered eight spent 9 mm ammunition casings and one unspent bullet from the area. A building sustained broken glass and damaged drywall from the firearm rounds. Two vehicles also sustained damage from the bullets.
WPD officers also received reports of ammunition casings found near Winona Avenue and Buffalo Street. Officers located one 10 mm ammunition casing in the area.
Through their investigation, detectives determined that on June 7 Meadows drove a Dodge Charger and a subject threw a brick that damaged the vehicle. Meadows believed Tackett caused the damage to the vehicle. Meadows and Tackett communicated through Facebook messages, and on June 8 Tackett told Meadows, “You’re either going to jail or going to die.”
A detective talked with Tackett. Tackett said Meadows, Arnold and one other person found him. Tackett said Meadows and Arnold stole a chain necklace from around his neck during an altercation.
Detectives obtained Arnold’s social media post from June 8 that showed a picture of a chain necklace.
Detectives reviewed surveillance video near Market Lake streets and determined on June 8 Tackett sat on the windowsill of a vehicle and Tackett shot over the top of the vehicle at Meadows as he drove the Dodge Charger.
Detectives reviewed surveillance video near Winona Avenue and Buffalo Street that showed both vehicles in the area and five gunshots were heard in the vehicle.
Tackett admitted he saw Meadows driving the Dodge Charger on June 8. Tackett grabbed a 9 mm handgun and shot at least once at the Dodge Charger.
