Three teen girls are robbed at gunpoint after pulling over to the side of the road overnight Thursday on the city's South Side, according to police.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS from Columbus police.
Three teen girls where driving home about 3:30 a.m. Thursday when they pulled over to search the vehicle for a misplaced cell phone.
They were in the area of Studer and Frebis avenues.
The 15-, 16- and 17-year-old girls were approached by two armed male suspects, police said.
The men demanded the teens' belongings and then ordered the girls to drive away.
As the victims drove off, they watched the suspects get into a silver Ford Mustang.
The girls flagged down a passing officer and reported the situation and the vehicle description.
Columbus police officers located a vehicle matching the description in the area of Greenlawn Avenue and South High Street.
Officers followed the suspect vehicle to Sullivant and Columbian avenues in west Columbus where they stopped the vehicle for a traffic violation.
The stolen property was sitting in plain view in the vehicle, police said.
The suspects were positively identified by the teens.
Tyrone Tatum, 29, and Victor Baker, 19, were arrested and charged with aggravated robbery.
They were scheduled to appear in Franklin County Municipal Court at 9 a.m. Friday.
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