Crime

Three armed men break into Houston County home, rob family at gunpoint

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as needed.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated as needed.

Houston County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for three men who reportedly broke into a home and robbed a family at gunpoint.

The sheriff’s office said in a release that Monday afternoon, two adults were held at gunpoint by three armed men at their home in the 100 block of Marlin Terrace in north Houston County.

The robbers broke into the house through the back door and demanded money from a man and woman who lived there, tying up the man and hitting him in the head with a gun. A child who was home at the time hid during the robbery.

The suspects fled the scene, stealing three handguns and money.

Anyone who has information concerning this incident is asked to contact Cpl. John Kamens at 478-542-2080 or 478-542-2085.

Caleb Slinkard
The Telegraph
Caleb Slinkard is the Georgia Editor for McClatchy, running the Macon Telegraph and Columbus Ledger-Enquirer newsrooms. Previously, he led newsrooms for the El Dorado (Ark.) News-Times, the Norman (Okla.) Transcript and the Greenville (Texas) Herald-Banner. He’s a graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce and has taught journalism classes and practicums at the University of Oklahoma and Mercer University.
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