NEW WHITELAND A runaway teen is being charged as an adult after allegedly raping a 79-year-old woman in her New Whiteland home on Tuesday.

The Johnson County Prosecutor's Office has filed charges of rape, strangulation, burglary and theft in adult court.

According to a probable cause affidavit, the 16-year-old male was first reported to New Whiteland police as a runaway on Tuesday morning.

While searching for the 16-year-old, police learned of a theft at Sunoco gas station at Ardmoor Dr. and US 31. The caller said the teenager stole a vape from their convenience store. The suspect was located and taken into custody.

Moments later, police were dispatched to a separate investigation nearby, where they learned that a 79-year-old woman had been raped.

According to the probable cause affid

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