Douglas Walker

The Star Press

MUNCIE -- Muncie police on Tuesday night arrested a local teen who allegedly forced his way into a northside home at gunpoint, then apparently fainted.

Jaron D. Johnson, 18, was preliminarily charged with burglary with a deadly weapon, a Level 2 felony carrying a maximum 30-year prison term.

City police Capt. Steve Cox said Johnson was one of two men who forced open a door at a home in the 700 block of East Dunn Avenue, in a neighborhood south of the Muncie Mall, about 6:15 p.m.

Investigators said Johnson, who was armed, and his accomplice confronted people inside the house. The apparent robbery bid ended, however, when Johnson "blacked out or fainted," Cox said.

The second intruder and the home's occupants, who had not been injured, all fled from the house.

Police were called to the scene, surrounded the house and persuaded Johnson to surrender. He was delivered to the Delaware County jail after being questioned at City Hall.

Johnson was charged in April 2015 with carrying a handgun without a license, dangerous possession off a firearm, possession of marijuana and driving without ever receiving a license. Delaware Circuit Court 2 records indicate he was scheduled to enter one or more guilty pleas in that case on Feb. 25.

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