Lawrence police: Three arrested after drug deal gone wrong

Three people are in the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of aggravated robbery after a drug deal gone wrong late Tuesday night, according to Lawrence police.

Lawrence Police Department spokesman Trent McKinley said officers were dispatched to the scene of a home invasion robbery just after 11 p.m. Tuesday.

McKinley said a female suspect went with two men to the home, in the 3000 block of Havrone Way, of an individual she knew to buy marijuana. Upon entry, the two men pulled guns on the residents of the home and threatened them, taking an undisclosed amount of drugs, McKinley said.

After the altercation, one of the victims chased the robbers in a vehicle, which was stopped by a Lawrence police officer for a traffic infraction, McKinley said. The victim did not report the incident to the officer at that time, but residents of the home called 911 after the victim arrived back to the Havrone Way house.

Lawrence police then attempted to locate the three suspects, who were stopped early Wednesday morning in Leavenworth County, arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail, McKinley said. Officers recovered marijuana and two handguns from the vehicle, he said.

Police have not released the names of the individuals involved in the incident. McKinley said the victims have not been arrested for any drug-related crimes in connection with the incident.