Jesse Combs

WARSAW — Just before 11 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, a male suspect approached the pharmacy counter at the Warsaw CVS and told the pharmacist to give him all the opiates. The suspect drew a silver and black handgun from his waist and pointed it toward the pharmacist. The pharmacist provided a bin of Hydrocodone pills and the suspect left the building walking east.

The pharmacist and a witness described the suspect as a white male with a dark to red beard, wearing a black sweatshirt, and orange sunglasses. Within a few minutes of the call, a Warsaw police officer located a subject walking near Center and Zoe streets, approximately five blocks from CVS, who matched the suspect description.

Jesse Combs, 27, Mentone, was taken into custody without incident. Combs had in his possession a loaded handgun and police found multiple unopened Hydrocodone bottles, all identified to have come from CVS. The value of the Hydrocodone pills was valued at over $1,000.

Jesse Combs was transported to the Kosciusko County Jail and booked on the following charges:

•  Robbery with a deadly weapon, a level 3 felony;
• Possession of a narcotic over 28 grams, a level 3 felony;
• Intimidation with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony;
• Theft $750-$50,000, a level 6 felony;
•  Carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor.

He is being held without bond on a Prosecutor’s hold pending further investigation.