A Brandenburg man was arrested after he allegedly forced a man to strip naked and robbed at gunpoint.
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office arrested 22 year-old Oscar Burgos who along with an accomplice broke into a man’s apartment on Barnwood Lane in Elizabethtown on Sunday (4/24).
Burgos allegedly pointed a black handgun at the man, demanding information on another person’s whereabouts. Burgos and his accomplice left, but returned a short time later with the victim. Police say Burgos demanded to see a gun that belonged to the victim. Burgos took the victim’s gun away and his accomplice hit the victim in the face.
Police say Burgos and his accomplice then assaulted the victim, stripping him down to his boxer shorts and taking his belongings. At one point, Burgos’ accomplice allegedly put the gun in the victim’s mouth, while Burgos ordered him to strip naked at gunpoint. When the victim pushed the gun out of his face, the gun went off. Police say they bullet went through two walls, then hit another man in the buttocks.
Burgos and his accomplice then ran away, to return a short time later, kicking down the door because they forgot their car keys. The victim took the car key, ran outside and began acting like he had been shot to get the attention of the other people outside so that they would call 911. Burgos allegedly tried to force the victim into his vehicle, but let him go when he realized witnesses were indeed calling 911.
Burgos was arrested on Wednesday (4/27) charged with attempted murder, first degree robbery, first degree burglary and first degree assault. He is currently being held in the Hardin County Detention Center.
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