A Frankfort 19-year-old has been charged with six felonies in connection with a shooting that injured a 17-year-old boy and an attempted robbery, police announced on social media Thursday.
Around 7:45 p.m. Monday, police arrived at the 800 block of Rossville Avenue after receiving a report of a shooting. That block is in a home development located about three blocks south of U.S. 421/West Kyger Street.
Officers from the Frankfort Police Department, Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, and Indiana State Police Lafayette District all responded. They discovered the 17-year-old with a gunshot wound in his arm. Police said the incident occurred in the 300 block of West Washington Street, roughly two blocks west of the Clinton County Courthouse. The social media post did not reveal the boy’s name but did state that he had been released from a Lafayette hospital.
According to witnesses at the scene, officers recognized a suspect who resides in an apartment building on the 500 block of West Washington Street. The suspect was apprehended within 45 minutes.
According to police, the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office has filed formal charges against McAnay Paul Ratliff, 19, of Frankfort. Charges are:
- Attempted robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, a top-level felony.
- Aggravated battery, a mid-level felony.
- Battery by means of a deadly weapon, a low-level felony.
- Criminal recklessness, a low-level felony.
- Intimidation, a low-level felony.
- Pointing a firearm, a low-level felony.
On Thursday night, online court records showed no case for Ratliff.
The case is still under investigation, and the department has stated that no further information will be released.
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