Jaron K. Griffin
GREENFIELD — The two Indianapolis men accused of robbing the CVS in Greenfield last week have been officially charged.
Arian L. Craig, 24, is facing Level 4 felony counts of robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon; a Level 5 felony count of robbery and a Class A misdemeanor count of resisting law enforcement.
Arian L. Craig
Jaron K. Griffin, 20, is facing a Level 4 felony count of robbery; a Level 5 felony count of robbery; and a Class A misdemeanor count of resisting law enforcement. The most serious charges against the two carry a sentence of up to 12 years in prison.
The cases against both men were opened Tuesday, Jan. 4, in Hancock County Superior Court 1 under the supervision of Judge D.J. Davis. Craig is being held under a $15,000 cash bond in the county jail and is set to have a court appearance later this month. Griffin is being held under a $10,000 cash bond and is also slated for another court appearance later this month.
More details about the robbery, which occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 28, emerged this week. According to a probable cause affidavit, two men entered the CVS Pharmacy, 1233 N. State St., just after 2 a.m. and demanded one of the people working in the store to open the safe. The affidavit states one of the robbers grabbed one of the workers by her arms and then went through her pockets looking for a combination to the safe. The employee told the two the safe was on a timer and the employees did not have the combination.
A second employee working in the pharmacy said the robbers told them they were not there to hurt them but wanted oxycodone. That’s when one of the men started grabbing prescriptions that had been prepared for others, the affidavit said.
After a 911 call was made, officers from the Greenfield Police Department quickly spotted a suspect car and briefly chased it as it left the area. The two men tried to flee after crashing their car near the roundabout at McKenzie Road and Broadway Street, but police quickly captured them.
No one inside the store was injured during the robbery. A quantity of medication was found inside the suspects’ vehicle, police said in the affidavit.
