Police in Council Bluffs Monday afternoon, identified the two juveniles allegedly involved in an armed robbery and assault over the weekend. Authorities say 17-year old Knicolas Lewis, of Council Bluffs, and 16-year old Jacob Strimple, of Omaha, were being held on charges of 1st Degree Robbery, a forcible felony.
Authorities say at around 12:03-a.m. Sunday, Officers responded to the Police Station for a report of a robbery. Upon arrival officers located the victim, Tony Shively, of Council Bluffs.
Shively told officers that while using the ATM near 1st Street and Pearl, he was approached by two black males, who asked him for a cigarette. When Shively told the subjects that he did not smoke, one of the subjects pulled what appeared to be a handgun and pointed it at Shively instructing him hand over everything that he had. When Shively refused, the suspect struck Shively in the head with the handgun resulting in a serious injury. Shively was transported to Mercy Hospital for treatment of his injuries and later released.
Officers located the suspects near South 8th Street and West Broadway. While checking the area officers also located a pellet pistol under a vehicle.