A man reportedly involved in an April 5 armed robbery was arrested today on warrants taken out by the investigating detective.

Detective B.C. Griffin said this evening the robbery occurred on Rhea Smith Road at the Highway 48 intersection when the victim was robbed and strangled to the point he blacked out. Money and items of value were taken.

Griffin filed warrants for the arrest of Joshua Jonathan Jackson, 27, on April 8 for robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspire to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault by strangulation.

Task force Agent D.R. Radford said in a statement that just before 4:30 p.m. he and Agent D.J. Hundley were in the area of Medlin Street and Roanoke Avenue when they observed Jackson.

Jackson was served with three orders for arrest for misdemeanor probation violation and one order for arrest for felony probation violation out of county.

Jackson is scheduled to appear in court June 1 and was given an $8,000 cash bond.

He was given $25,000 secured bond and a May 27 court date on Griffin's charges and $14,000 secured bond and an April 28 court date for a charge of communicating threats.

The armed robbery remains under investigation, Griffin said.