GRANT COUNTY, IN- On March 28, 2026, at approximately 8:10 p.m., deputies with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported armed robbery in the area of 800 South and 350 East in rural Grant County.
Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that three suspects arranged to meet an individual under the pretense of a firearm transaction. During the encounter, the suspects used firearms to threaten the individual, discharged weapons, and forcibly took cash and firearms before leaving the victim on the roadside.
Law enforcement officers quickly developed suspect information and located a vehicle matching the description near a residence in Marion. With the assistance of the Marion Police Department, all three suspects were taken into custody without further incident.
The following individuals were arrested:
Skyler Wayne Gifford, 19, Marion
• Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony)
• Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony)
• Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony)
• Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon (Level 6 Felony)
• Theft (Misdemeanor)
• Theft of a Firearm (Level 6 Felony)
• Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
Robert Eugene Bodkins IV, 20, Marion
• Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony)
• Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony)
• Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony)
• Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon (Level 6 Felony)
• Theft (Misdemeanor)
• Theft of a Firearm (Level 6 Felony)
• Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
Male Juvenile, Age 17
• Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony)
• Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 3 Felony)
• Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5 Felony)
• Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon (Level 6 Felony)
• Theft of a Firearm (Level 6 Felony)
• Theft (Misdemeanor)
• Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
This remains an active investigation. Additional charges may be filed as evidence is processed and reviewed.
Anyone with additional information related to this case is encouraged to contact the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
