FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials with the Fort Wayne Police Department say that woman was shaken up after someone robbed her just after midnight on Tuesday.
The woman was reportedly on foot close to the intersection of Broadway and Taylor when she says a man with a gun robbed her and she was afraid for her life.
A short time after speaking with police, officers found a man matching her description of the robber. That suspect, identified as Curtis Branch III, was arrested on several felony charges.
FWPD officials released the following:
On Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, around 12:05 am, the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the intersection of Broadway and Taylor St. reference a party armed call. The complainant told dispatch that she was just robbed at gun point. Patrol officers quickly responded to the scene, obtained the suspect’s description, and minutes later apprehended a male that matched the victim’s description on the 2000 block of Broadway. Soon after, the victim positively identified the apprehended male as the person that robbed her with a firearm. The victim told officers that she was afraid for her life during the robbery.
Arrested: Curtis Branch III
Preliminary Charges: Robbery (level 3 felony), Unlawful carrying of a handgun (convicted felon) level 5 felony, and intimidation level 5 felony.
The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
