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Fort Wayne Man Arrested for Armed Robbery
Thursday, February 6, 2020

A month long joint investigative effort by the Indiana State Police and the Fort Wayne Police Department, looking into an armed robbery incident that occurred at the Economy Inn on Fort Wayne's northwest side in January, resulted in the arrest of a Fort Wayne man yesterday.

On January 9th, 2020 officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department were called to investigate an early morning shooting incident at the Economy Inn on West Coliseum Boulevard. This initial investigation found an injured adult male victim whom reported having been battered and robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Economy Inn. Over the course of this past month, detectives with the Indiana State Police and the Fort Wayne Police Department continued diligently following investigative leads in this case and were successful identifying the perpetrator, Gage Christopher Oberley (20yrs old) of Fort Wayne.

Late Wednesday evening, officers assigned to the FWPD Gang Task Force intercepted Oberley during the course of an unrelated traffic stop. Once identified, Oberley was taken into custody without incident and interviewed by State Police detectives. Oberley was then transported to the Allen County Jail, booked into custody on charges related to the armed robbery incident, and remains in custody pending an initial hearing.



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