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On Monday November 7, 2016, at approximately 9:20 a.m., Warsaw Police responded to Oak Brooke Place on the east side of Warsaw for a home invasion that had just taken place. The homeowner told police that her neighbor, Daricus Phillips, knocked on her door asking if her nephew was there, to which she replied that he was not. A few moments later, Daricus again knocked on the door and when the homeowner answered, Daricus and another black male, with a red bandana covering his face, forced their way into the residence asking again for her nephew and asking where the money was. After responding that there was no money, the man with the red bandana struck the homeowner in the face with an object wrapped in a towel. The homeowner and the intruders argued and woke the homeowner’s fiancé who confronted the intruders and he was also struck in the face with the object in the towel. The intruders eventually fled after taking a Playstation 4, a cell phone, cash, and some marijuana. The homeowner believed that the object in the towel was a gun, but it was later discovered to be a crow bar after the intruders dropped the towel. The homeowner and her fiancé complained of pain but did not require medical treatment.
Police searched the area and found Daricus and his girlfriend, Taylor Brandon, at a nearby gas station and took them into custody and interviewed them. A consensual search of cell phones found messages of drug activity between the homeowner’s nephew and the suspects. Daricus Phillips confessed that he and Jwain Sullivan committed the robbery because of drugs and money. The stolen marijuana was located on Daricus. Jwain Sullivan was located in a traffic stop near Winona Lake and a resulting search warrant located the stolen articles at Jwain’s residence on E. Sandy Drive. More drug paraphernalia was also located at the residence.
Daricus Phillips, 20 years old, of Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on a charge of: Robbery with a deadly weapon or bodily injury, a level 3 felony. He was also wanted on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear. He is being held on a $20,613.50 bond.
Jwain Sullivan, 22 years old, of Warsaw, was booked on charges of: Robbery with a deadly weapon or bodily injury, a level 3 felony; Residential entry, a level 6 felony; and misdemeanor driving while suspended. He is being held on a $20,250.00 bond.
Taylor Brandon, 18 years old, of Mentone, was booked on charges of: Robbery with a deadly weapon or bodily injury, a level 3 felony; Aiding/inducing or causing a felony. She is being held on a $20,250.00 bond.
Warsaw Police were assisted in their investigation by the Indiana State Police and the Winona Lake Police Department.

Kip Shuter
Captain
Public Information Officer

The above information was discovered as a result of a police investigation. The Warsaw Police Department
acknowledges that the charged defendant(s) are presumed innocent until proven guilty