Two people are in jail right now, arrested in an attempted carjacking in Goshen.
Police were called around 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, to the parking lot at the Walmart on Lincolnway on the report of a car theft in progress.
Officers arrested Jessie Haradon, 40, of Warsaw and a homeless man, Joseph Thompson, 37, for attempted robbery, battery, theft, resisting law enforcement, and impersonating a public servant.
During the attempted carjacking the victim was battered and suffered a minor scrape to his arm.
Both were taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
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They are lucky they chose an unarmed victim. Next time it might not go so well for them…
This is why I carry
The Elkhart County prosecutor and judges are tougher on criminals than St Joe County. The stupid criminals picked the wrong County.