Two men were arrested after an investigation of complaints of two home invasions on June 13 according to the Batesville Police Department.
The two incidents were found to be connected by descriptions of the same suspect, which led to the arrest of Keyonta Childress, 18.
According to Fred Friar, investigator, the second suspect was identified in a photo lineup and on June 19, an anonymous tip led police to an apartment complex where they arrested Joshton Davis, 20.
Childress and Davis are being held in the Independence County jail on bonds.
Both men are being charged with two counts of aggravated residential burglary, two counts of false imprisonment in the first degree, and one count of theft of property.
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