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Police arrest man, 80, in rape, robbery and confinement investigation

Police are investigating a reported robbery and rape that the victim says happened during a transaction to sell an electronic tablet.
Photo: Tim Bath Kokomo Tribune

KOKOMO, Ind. (WTHR) - Police are investigating a reported robbery and rape that the victim says happened during a transaction to sell an electronic tablet.

The victim, 29, contacted police at 5:55 Monday morning reporting that she was confined and raped at gunpoint Sunday evening in a house on N. Lafountain St.

Police received a search warrant for the residence and arrested William T. Graham, 80, of Kokomo on charges of Rape, Confinement and Armed Robbery, a Level 3 Felony.

Robert Meriwether, Sr., 56, Kokomo was arrested on a body attachment and on a Howard County warrant for Failure to Appear.

The woman was treated at an Indianapolis hospital.

The case remains under investigation

Anyone with additional information may contact Detective Michael Banush (765) 456-7278 or the KPD Hotline at (765) 456-7017. You may qualify for a cash reward by reporting your anonymous tip to Central Indiana Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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