Teens pointing a firearm led to a call to the Hendricks County Sheriff's Department Thursday.
About 4:30 pm, there was a report of an armed person at the Wynnebrooke Subdivision near 21st Street and Raceway Road.
The Hendricks County Sheriff's Department reports that a firearm was pointed at an individual who then reported the incident. In the initial report, the caller stated that there were four teenagers in a gray passenger vehicle, one of the teenagers being familiar to the caller, but also armed. The caller also stated that the teens may have pointed the firearm at a nearby school bus while it was stopped and off-loading students.
The vehicle then fled the area and was later located by Hendricks County deputies in the area of US 36 and Dan Jones Road. However, the vehicle fled from the deputies, initiating a short pursuit. When the vehicle hit a curb, all four juveniles fled the vehicle on foot.
One of the teenagers was immediately detained by a deputy, with the other three being located and detained later during a search of the area. The firearm was also located during the area search and secured. After further investigation it was determined the vehicle was stolen from Marion County.
Three of the juveniles, ages 14, 15, and 15, were charged with resisting law enforcement, which is a Class A misdemeanor. One of the juveniles, age 16, was charged with resisting law enforcement, as both a Level 6 felony and as an A misdemeanor, possession of stolen property, a Level 6 felony, and operating while never receiving a license, a Class C misdemeanor.
The investigation is continuing into this case and additional charges related to the possession and pointing of the firearm may be forthcoming.
The Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department extends their gratitude to the Avon School Police Department, Town of Avon Police Department, the Indiana Department of Child Services, and citizens who assisted with this investigation.
