Jordan Tarrats, 18, entered an innocent plea at his arraignment to two counts of armed robbery and other charges.
SPRINGFIELD - An 18-year-old city man who was arrested Sunday in connection with two separate armed robberies in the Upper Hill neighborhood was ordered held on $10,000 bail following his arraignment in Springfield District Court.
Jordan Tarrats, 18, entered an innocent plea at his arraignment to two counts of armed robbery and single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a handgun, carrying a firearm with a license and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.
Judge John Payne set bail at $10,000, denying a request from the district attorney to set it at $25,000.
Tarrats is suspected of being one of three people involved in two robberies Sunday afternoon. In each, the victim reported being pistol-whipped by one of the suspects.
In one of the robberies, a gunshot was fired in the air but no one was struck, according to police spokesman Ryan Walsh.
Police converged on the area and found Tarrats. He was identified by each victim in the two robberies. The other suspects remain at large, and police are continuing to investigate.
The gun was recovered, Walsh said.