Teen arrested in Wichita for armed robbery after crashing stolen vehicle

A 19-year-old Arlington, Kansas, man remained jailed Saturday after reportedly being involved in a wreck while driving a stolen vehicle.

After eventually being taken into custody Thursday by police, he was also “identified as a suspect in a robbery case” that happened around 6:16 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Main, according to Capt. Aaron Moses and a police report.

The two victims were “held at gun point (sic) and forced to move to multiple part of the room” by three suspects who “took listed items without permission,” according to a police report. Arrest records do not show that anyone else has been taken into custody in the case.

The wreck happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of South Washington. There were no injuries.

“While officers were responding, they learned that the Kansas Highway Patrol was pursuing a vehicle like the one described as being involved in the collision,” Moses said. “Officers worked with KHP and learned that this was the same vehicle.”

The vehicle was reported stolen at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of North Piatt, Moses said, adding that it was left running.