Two men booked in St. Bernard with armed robbery of a man they said they believed was a drug-dealer

Michael Ford, also booked with armed robbery in Violet.

Jordan Jones, booked in armed robbery in Violet.

Owen Busam, arrested as a fugitive from Colorado, where he was wanted on a sex crime charge.

The two recovered guns used in the robbery. St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office photo.

Two men were booked in St. Bernard Parish with armed robbery and with discharging a weapon on Friday, minutes after the incident on a Violet street, and later confessed they targeted the victim because they believed he was a drug-dealer, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Jordan Jones, 18, of New Orleans, and Michael Ford, 24, 3513 Evangeline St., Chalmette, were arrested in Chalmette just after 3 p.m. when a car they were riding in was spotted by Capt. Ronnie Martin, then they fled on foot but were captured, Sheriff Pohlmann said.

Two guns, one of them reported stolen, and more than $200 allegedly taken from a man on a Violet street were recovered, the sheriff said. Jones was also booked with possession of a stolen gun and both were also booked with flight from officers.

He said no one was injured but Jones discharged a gun in the air to scare the victim as they stole the money. The Sheriff’s Office was called about the shot fired.

The arrested suspects confessed to the robbery and said they targeted the man they robbed because they believed he was a drug-dealer with cash. No drugs were recovered and the sheriff said there was no evidence of drug activity to arrest anyone else.

Both Jones and Ford are being held without bond in St. Bernard Parish Prison.