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Tip credited in armed robbery charges

A tip to Crime Stoppers helped crack a 4-month-old armed robbery case in Warsaw.

The Warsaw Police Department said three men have been charged in connection with the robbery about 10:30 p.m. April 4 at Richard’s Restaurant, 3605 Commerce Drive.

Donald Ralph Barton Jr., 20; Benjamin W. Robinson, 19; and Jordan Robert Snoke, 18, have been charged with robbery and theft.

Barton is currently an inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility on an unrelated charge.

Snoke was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on Thursday and was being held on $10,000 bond. Robinson remains at large, Warsaw police said.

The department said a cash payout will be made in connection with the Crime Stoppers tip.