Full Notification

July 21, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On, Thursday, July 20, 2017 just before 11:00 p.m., a male suspect approached the pharmacy counter at CVS and told the pharmacist to give him all the opiates. The suspect drew a silver and black handgun from his waist and pointed it toward the pharmacist. The pharmacist provided a bin of Hydrocodone pills and the suspect left the building walking east. The pharmacist and a witness described the suspect as a white male with a dark to red beard, wearing a black sweatshirt, and orange sunglasses. Within a few minutes of the call, a Warsaw police officer located a subject walking near Center and Zoe Streets, approximately five blocks from CVS, who matched the suspect description. Jesse Combs, 27 years old, of Mentone, was taken into custody without incident. Combs had in his possession a loaded handgun and police found multiple unopened Hydrocodone bottles, all identified to have come from CVS. The value of the Hydrocodone pills was valued at over $1,000.
Jesse Combs was transported to the Kosciusko County Jail and booked on the following charges:
• Robbery with a deadly weapon, a level 3 felony;
• Possession of a narcotic over 28 grams, a level 3 felony;
• Intimidation with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony;
• Theft $750-$50,000, a level 6 felony;
• Carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor.
He is being held with no bond on a Prosecutor’s hold pending further investigation.

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.