Police arrested two men late Friday night suspected of brandishing weapons during an altercation outside a party in the 1200 block of North Dunn Street. Jameson Cassidy, 20, was preliminarily charged with intimidation with a deadly weapon, criminal confinement and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, and Andrew J. Franklin, 19, faced a preliminary charge of intimidation with a deadly weapon. \nBoth men are not students at IU.\nOfficers responded to a call at about 3:45 a.m. of a disturbance involving a man with a knife and a man with a handgun, according to the police report. \nThe altercation began at a party when a man yelled to Cassidy and Franklin to get away from his car after its alarm went off, according to the report. After a third individual began jabbing the car with a pitchfork in response, Cassidy and Franklin were asked to leave, the report said.\nAs they were leaving, a man and a woman said Cassidy pulled a knife on them, inducing a struggle that ultimately left the woman with a small knife scratch on her stomach, according to the report. \nPolice believe Cassidy then fled to a nearby apartment, returning with a knife and another man with a shotgun. According to the report, Franklin then followed and announced he had a black handgun, which he proceeded to display. Both Franklin and Cassidy fled the scene, according to the report, and were later apprehended at Cassidy's residence. \nThere, both admitted to the police to being involved, but said they acted in self defense when a group of guys followed them from the party and made them feel threatened, the report stated. \nIntimidation with a deadly weapon is a Class C felony, criminal confinement is a Class B felony and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon is a Class D felony.
Tobacco Town robbed
A man with a sawed-off shotgun robbed Tobacco Town, 1210 S. Walnut St., Monday.\nAccording to the police report, a white male in his mid-20s with red hair and a red beard entered the store at about 1 p.m. and demanded cash. He escaped in a light blue, four-door compact vehicle, according to the report.
