An arrest has been reported in connection with the armed robbery of a business in the 2000 block of Mounds Road in Anderson. According to The Herald Bulletin[1], a store clerk was assaulted just before 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
The Herald Bulletin reported that Anderson Police Department detectives identified Canasius Evans, 37, of Anderson, and arrested him on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at a hotel in the 500 block of Broadway. The arrest reportedly occurred without incident.
Charges and evidence were referred to the Madison County Prosecutor's Office for review. No charge had been filed as of September 13, 2026. Evans is presumed innocent, and descriptions of the reported conduct remain allegations.
The business has not been identified. The clerk has not been named, and no information about the clerk's condition was available. The extent of the clerk's injuries is unknown. This account rests on reporting from one outlet, and the published facts may change while prosecutorial review continues.
What an injured employee should do next
If you are hurt during a robbery while working, the incident may be both a crime and a workplace injury. Report the injury to your employer in writing as soon as possible. A possible Indiana workers' compensation claim should be addressed promptly rather than left to wait for the criminal case.
Workers' compensation generally does not require an injured employee to prove that the employer caused the harm. Whether an assault arose in the course and scope of employment depends on the facts, but an employer's lack of wrongdoing does not by itself resolve coverage.
Get appropriate medical attention and make sure the medical record accurately connects the treatment to the workplace incident. Keep copies of reports, medical records, bills, work restrictions, and communications with the employer or insurer.
Security footage can be overwritten quickly. A timely preservation request may protect video showing the incident and surrounding conditions. Other potentially relevant evidence can include lighting, sightlines, staffing information, and existing security measures. The firm's guide to preserving surveillance video after an Indiana injury explains why early action matters.
A separate premises claim may sometimes be possible when the evidence shows that a business failed to take reasonable precautions against a known or reasonably foreseeable risk. That conclusion cannot be drawn here because the business and its history have not been published, and nothing in the available report establishes a security failure. You can read more about how Indiana evaluates claims involving negligent security after an assault.
An injured person may also consider Indiana's crime victim compensation program for qualifying expenses. That program is separate from workers' compensation and any civil claim. The criminal review does not pause deadlines that may apply to other claims or benefits.
Why the Anderson location matters
The reported robbery occurred at a business in the 2000 block of Mounds Road in Anderson, Madison County. The Anderson Police Department investigated and referred the matter to the Madison County Prosecutor's Office.
Most Indiana personal injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury under Indiana Code 34-11-2-4[2]. Different rules and earlier procedural requirements may apply to a workers' compensation claim, so you should not assume the general two-year period controls every part of the matter.
Indiana's Comparative Fault Act provides that an injured person whose fault is greater than 50 percent recovers nothing. Otherwise, a recovery is reduced by that person's percentage of fault. This rule appears in Indiana Code 34-51-2-6[3]. Comparative fault applies to negligence claims, while an intentional claim against an alleged attacker raises different issues.
Insurance can also be a practical issue because liability policies commonly dispute or exclude coverage for intentional harm. Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage under Indiana Code 27-7-5-2[4] concerns motor-vehicle injuries and would not apply merely because an assault occurred inside a business.
How Delventhal Law Office can help
Delventhal Law Office, LLC is a personal injury law firm in Fort Wayne founded by attorney Chad E. Delventhal in 2009. The firm can review whether the facts may support a workers' compensation or premises claim, request available records, send evidence-preservation notices, and explain the deadlines that may apply.
Insurance carriers and other defendants may aggressively defend disputed injury claims. Careful documentation helps keep the analysis focused on the evidence. Delventhal Law Office offers a free case evaluation for people who want to discuss their circumstances.
This post is based on public reporting, the investigation and prosecutorial review may be ongoing, and nothing here is legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship.
