NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) – Two Natchitoches men have been arrested for armed robbery, according to the Natchitoches Police Department.

NPD arrested 20-year-old Jaquez Flakes and 19-year-old Jeremi Guy, Jr.

According to Natchitoches Police, an armed robbery occurred in the 500 block of North Street on the morning of October 28th. The victim said Guy, Jr. approached her armed with a firearm and took her cell phone.

NPD was also dispatched to the 800 block of Posey Street later that morning in reference to an armed robbery on Brahma Drive. The victim there said he was riding his bike when Flakes took his jacket at gunpoint. Flakes fled in a blue vehicle.

The vehicle was later found in the 500 block of North Street, parked at an apartment complex. The victim’s jacket and two firearms were found in the car.

Both Flakes and Guy, Jr. were found on November 3rd in the area of ​​North Street. When police approached, the suspects fled on foot but were eventually located inside a home.

Flakes was charged with armed robbery, unlawful handling of a machine gun, trespassing into an inhabited dwelling and resisting.

Guy, Jr. was charged with armed robbery, trespassing into an inhabited dwelling and resisting.

Both suspects were booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center.

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