Two men are in custody and a third suspect is being sought in connection with a robbery Friday night that left a Claypool man injured.

Anthony Keith Paseka, 18, of 510 E. Center St. #1, Warsaw, is being held in the Kosciusko County Jail on $20,000 bond. He is charged with aiding, inducing or causing robbery with injury, forgery and theft.

Joshua Brant Hawthorne, 22, of 904 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, is charged with aiding, inducing or causing robbery with injury and theft. He also is being held in the KCJ on $20,000 bond.

Another man allegedly involved in the 8:15 p.m. incident is still being sought by police.

The victim in the incident, James Wadkins, 33, of Claypool, suffered a broken bone in his face and police noted that Wadkins' left eye was swollen shut and there was swelling in his left cheek. Wadkins was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, and later released.

Wadkins told police he was walking down the street when the three men approached him and a fight ensued. Wadkins' wallet was taken during the attack. Wadkins was not familiar with the men. The incident occurred on Harrison Street, east of Railroad Street, in Claypool.

Paseka and Hawthorne were apprehended at a Warsaw business about an hour after the attack. The three suspects reportedly tried to use one of Wadkins' credit cards at Elder-Beerman, but were unsuccessful in their attempt. The two who were arrested were taken into custody at Maurice's, where employees reportedly detained them in the store until police arrived. A purchase was allegedly made at Maurice's. The third suspect was not located.

The incident remains under investigation. [[In-content Ad]]