FISHERS, Ind. -- Three Indy men have been arrested for their alleged roles in an armed robbery at a Taco Bell in Fishers in late June.
According to the Fishers Police Department, Frederick Nance, Terrell Caudle and Davonta Hilliard are facing multiple felony charges after being apprehended through a partnership including the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, IMPD Covert Robbery, IMPD SWAT and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.
Nance is facing the following preliminary charges:
- Robbery, level 3 felony
- Intimidation, level 5 felony
- Battery resulting in bodily injury
- Theft, level 6 felony
- Auto theft, level 6 felony
- Pointing a firearm at another, level 6 felony
- Criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony
- Resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor
- Resisting law enforcement using a vehicle,
- Criminal recklessness using a deadly weapon, level 6 felony
- Kidnapping while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony
- Possession of a machine gun, a level 5 felony
Caudle is facing the following preliminary charges:
- Burglary with a deadly weapon, level 2 felony
- Pointing a firearm at another, level 6 felony
- Intimidation, level 5 felony
- Criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony
- Kidnapping while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony
- Armed robbery, level 3 felony
- Theft, level 6 felony
Lastly, Hilliard is facing the following preliminary charges:
- Burglary with a deadly weapon, level 2 felony
- Two counts of armed robbery, level 3 felony
- Two counts of kidnapping while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony
- Two counts of criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, level 3 felony
- Four counts of intimidation, level 5 felony
- Possession of a machine gun, level 5 felony
- Four counts of pointing a firearm at another, level 6 felony
- Five counts of theft, level 6 felony
- Auto theft, level 6 felony
- Battery, a misdemeanor charge
According to previous reports, Nance and an accomplice climbed through the drive-thru window of a Taco Bell located at 11425 Allinsonville Road around 1:30 a.m. on June 30. Nance was reportedly armed with a handgun modified with a machine gun conversion device and an extended magazine.
Employees immediately began running away as soon as they saw the armed men enter the fast food restaurant. Employees later told police that Nance and the other suspect allegedly threatened to shoot them if they ran as they demanded that they open a safe and empty all of the cash registers.
Nance eventually left Taco Bell with multiple cell phones belonging to the employees and around $1,000 in cash that was stolen from the restaurant. Nance also allegedly stole a Dodge Charger that belonged to one of the employees.
As Nance was pulling away from the Taco Bell, a K9 officer reportedly observed the Challenger matching the stolen vehicle's description. Police said Nance then continued speeding away from the officer while driving recklessly.
The pursuit ended at Castle Creek Apartments where Nance allegedly exited the vehicle and ran away.
K9 Tiesto chased after Nance when a gunshot rang out after Nance said he "tensed up" after being bitten by the K9 in his rear, causing him to accidentally squeeze the trigger. Nobody was struck by the stray bullet.
Police later discovered a handgun under the vehicle.
Court documents show that Nance allegedly admitted to investigators that he participated in the robbery, calling it a "crime of opportunity." Nance then went on to say that he was in a vehicle with two other people when they made the collective decision to rob the Taco Bell
During his questioning, Nance did not provide police with the names of his accomplices, according to court documents.
Nance and Caudle are currently being kept in the Hamilton County Jail on $1 million bonds. Meanwhile, Hilliard is being kept at the Marion County Jail where he is waiting to be transferred to Hamilton County since the alleged crimes occurred there.