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Third home invasion suspect in custody in Marion County
INDIANAPOLIS — The third man wanted in an April home invasion in Madison Township was taken into custody Monday and housed in the Marion County Jail.
Charles W. Maybaum, 31, is accused of taking part in an April 2 home invasion on West Walnut Street Road as well as a similar crime in Owen County one month later.
He was finally arrested in Indianapolis Monday on the charge of possession of methamphetamine.
The Level 6 felony drug charge is unlikely to be Maybaum’s biggest headache in the coming weeks and months, as he faces holds out of Putnam, Owen and Lake counties.
Here in Putnam County, Maybaum is charged with two counts of Level 2 felony burglary, two counts of Level 3 felony armed robbery, Level 3 felony criminal confinement, Level 6 felony theft and Level 6 felony auto theft.
In that case, Maybaum, Paul E. Reese Jr., Justin Cherry and a possible fourth man allegedly entered the home of Pat and Terry McCarter and held them at gunpoint as they ransacked the home.
During the incident, Terry McCarter was struck in the temple area with the butt of either a rifle or shotgun.
Among the items stolen were prescriptions, checks, jewelry, a rifle, a handgun, a purse, wallet and cash.
The McCarters also witnessed their Buick Redezvous being driven away.
Reese and Cherry are currently both in custody.
In Owen County, Maybaum is charged with Level 2 felony burglary with a deadly weapon, Level 3 felony robbery with a deadly weapon, Level 3 felony criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony battery with a deadly weapon, Level 5 felony corrupt business influence, Class A misdemeanor possession of a firearm by a domestic batterer and Level 6 felony auto theft.
In that case, he and Reese, along with Emily Redmon and Ashley Hillenburg, are accused of a home invasion in the Poland area that involved the battery of a 74-year-old man.
It is unclear what the Lake County hold is related to, as a search of Indiana court records reveals nothing linking Maybaum to any Lake County cases.
The 31-year-old has an extensive criminal history, but it is largely confined to Central and West Central Indiana.
With charges against Maybaum piled up in four counties, local authorities do not yet know when Maybaum will have his day in court in Putnam County.