
Salina Police say a man in is custody in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred in September.
Captain Mike Sweeney said Thaddeus Hopkins, 28, was arrested on a warrant Thursday afternoon by a Saline County Sheriff’s deputy.
As a result of an investigation, Hopkins was identified as one of two men that entered a home in the 300 block of S. College just before 8:30 p.m. on September 23rd.
Police say a resident of the home, a man in his 30’s, answered a knock at the door and allowed Hopkins and an unidentified white male inside. The man was then pistol whipped and robbed. He suffered several abrasions to the head and face, but did not require treatment.
Sweeney said the two men took a substantial amount of cash and a Samsung cellular phone from the home.
Hopkins was booked into the Saline County Jail on several requested charges including aggravated assault, aggravated robbery, battery, felony theft and aggravated burglary.
Police continue to search for the unidentified suspect, according to Sweeney.