(La Porte, IN) - Two juveniles have been charged as adults for the armed robbery of a teenage boy in La Porte.

 

Ella Smith and Evanthn Huffman are charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 3 felony armed robbery and Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement.

 

Both suspects, ages 17 and 16, are from La Porte.

 

According to court documents, La Porte Police about 6 p.m. on Saturday were called to the 500 block of L St. about an armed robbery.

 

A 15 year old boy told investigators he was approached by Smith and Huffman along with a third juvenile, police said.

 

It’s alleged Smith pulled out a loaded 9 millimeter handgun and pointed it at the face of the victim then demanded his money while Huffman pressured her to do it.

 

Police said the boy handed her the $220 he had in his pocket and the suspects fled on foot toward K St.  The boy, who knew at least two of the juveniles, ran home to call the police.

 

According to court documents, the suspects were located and detained several minutes after the robbery.

 

La Porte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan said juveniles of a certain age are allowed under state law to be charged as adults depending on the crimes they allegedly committed.

 

“They have to be a certain level of seriousness,” he said.

 

Smith and Huffman could face anywhere from a 3 to 16 sentence on the felony count and up to one year in jail on the misdemeanor offense.