Police arrested a man Tuesday for robbing a taxi driver on the west side of Madison Monday night, according to a report from the Madison Police Department.
Seventeen-year-old Madison resident Casey C. Purdis, allegedly robbed the Green Cab driver at knifepoint at approximately 10:52 p.m. on the 5800 block of Russett Road, MPD Sgt. Jeffrey Felt wrote in the report.
After the driver dropped him off, Purdis took his money and fled the scene on foot. Officers, including a city K9 unit, responded to the area Monday night, but could not locate the suspect, Felt said in the report.
The MPD statement described the suspect as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing blue jeans and a dark orange or red hooded sweatshirt.
Police arrested Purdis on armed robbery charges without incident after an MPD investigation, according to the report.
