UPDATE: Two arrested for robbing teens in Macon

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 13-year-old Monday for robbing two teens Saturday night.

Investigators were questioning the juvenile after they found him with 18 year-old James Allen. Allen was arrested Saturday. Bibb deputies charged the juvenile with 2 counts of armed robbery. He was taken to the Macon Regional Youth Detention Center.

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Two people are accused of robbing two teenagers in Macon Saturday morning.

It happened on Dent Street around 3 a.m. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said two males in a Dodge Durango robbed two 15-year-olds as they were walking from a store. One of the suspects pointed a gun at the victims and took several items from them. 

Deputies found 18-year-old James Allen and a 13-year-old at a house in Macon. Both were taken into custody. Allen was charged with an armed robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, underage possession of a handgun, cruelty to children and possession of marijuana. No bond has been set for Allen, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said a relative picked up the juvenile. Charges for the teen are pending further investigation of the robbery. The two victims were not injured.