Boone County authorities are asking for the public's help tracking down a man wanted on an armed robbery warrant. Jacoby Stigler is the target of the Boone County Sheriff's Office's latest fugitive appeal, with deputies asking anyone who knows his whereabouts to come forward.
The appeal went out Wednesday as part of the department's regular “Wanted Wednesday” campaign, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office. The office is asking the public to help locate Stigler and has listed armed robbery as the charge he faces. Anyone with information can call the department's tip line at 765-482-1412, option 4, or email [email protected].
Beyond the wanted notice itself, the sheriff's office has not released additional specifics about the underlying incident — including when or where the alleged robbery occurred, who the victim or victims were, or what, if anything, was taken. It also remains unclear whether Stigler is considered armed and dangerous at this time, or whether municipal police in Lebanon, Zionsville, or Whitestown are assisting in the search.
What an Armed Robbery Charge Means Under Indiana Law
Robbery in Indiana is typically charged as a Level 5 felony, but the offense escalates to a Level 3 felony when it's committed with a deadly weapon or results in bodily injury, according to Razumich & Associates, PC. Indiana law defines a deadly weapon broadly enough to cover firearms — loaded or not — along with knives, tasers, or any object intended to cause serious bodily harm, per Camden & Meridew, P.C. That means prosecutors don't need to prove a gun was fired, or even loaded, to pursue the enhanced charge.
If convicted of a Level 3 felony, Stigler would face a statutory prison term ranging from 3 to 16 years, with an advisory sentence of 9 years, plus a possible fine of up to $10,000, according to the Law Office of Jerry L. Garner. That places the charge among the most serious non-capital offenses on Indiana's books.
A County That Rarely Sees Armed Robbery Warrants
Warrants like this one are relatively unusual in Boone County, which posts a lower violent crime rate than most of the country. Public safety data compiled by Niche using FBI crime reporting puts the county's robbery rate at roughly 26.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with a national average of 135.5 per 100,000, according to Niche. The county, home to an estimated 80,700 residents as of 2025 per USAFacts, includes fast-growing communities like Zionsville, Whitestown, and county seat Lebanon.
Sheriff Tony Harris, who leads the office seeking Stigler, has been with the department since 1995, including 19 years on the county's multi-agency Special Response Team before his election as sheriff, according to the Towne Post Network. Boone County's sheriff's deputies routinely coordinate with municipal police in Lebanon, Zionsville, and Whitestown, sharing specialized units and task force personnel on countywide investigations.
Part of a Broader Public Outreach Push
The Stigler appeal is the latest entry in the sheriff's office's ongoing “Wanted Wednesday” initiative, a recurring social media push built around the tagline of turning “Wanted Wednesday” into “Found Thursday.” The campaign previously featured Stephen Gall, wanted for felony burglary, in a case Hoodline covered last month.
The sheriff's office has also shown a track record of running larger, multi-agency operations. In April, the department joined municipal police, probation officers, and federal marshals for a sex offender compliance sweep that verified 63 registrants and opened nine new investigations, work Hoodline detailed in its earlier reporting. Whether a similar multi-agency response will be deployed to locate Stigler has not been disclosed.
Regional precedent suggests such cross-jurisdictional coordination is not unusual for armed robbery cases in central Indiana. In August, state troopers pursued five armed robbery suspects along Interstate 65 from Boone County into neighboring Clinton County, a chase that ended with stolen goods recovered and multiple felony charges filed, according to WTHR. For now, the sheriff's office is relying on public tips rather than a pursuit to bring Stigler in, and anyone with information is urged to reach out through the department's tip line or email.
