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Man beaten and robbed by 2 men; 1 suspect still missing

A victim of a strong-armed robbery over the weekend told police that two men he did not know drove to his house and attacked and robbed him.\nThe 24-year-old man called police at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday and said that a blue Chevy Lumina pulled into his front yard in the 700 block of West Allen Street, and two men and a woman jumped out of the car, said Bloomington Police Department Detective Sgt. David Drake, reading from a police report. \nThe men told him that he had taken their money, and they wanted it back. \nHe told them he didn't know what they were talking about and so they hit him, knocked him to the ground and kicked him, the victim said in the report. Then, they pulled his sweatshirt over his head, took his wallet out of his pocket and stole $12, he said. He told them he was going to call the police, but they said they "didn't care."\nThe victim said the female stood next to the car the entire time, holding a baseball bat.\nPolice found the vehicle near the 7-Eleven on West 11th Street shortly after and arrested Tyler S. Johnson, 48, of Spencer, Ind., on preliminary charges of robbery, a class B felony, and battery, Drake said. There was one other male and two females in the vehicle, but they did not match the descriptions given by the victim.\nThe victim identified Johnson as one of the robbers, Drake said. \nJohnson told police he and the other man believe the victim stole money from their house.\nDrake said police are still looking for the second suspect.

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