LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Four people were arrested in southern Indiana after a man told police he was robbed at gunpoint and hit with a crowbar.

According to the Jefferson County (Indiana) Sheriff's Office, a man who was bleeding and had obvious injuries approached a deputy on patrol on Jan. 24.

The man claimed he had gone to Hanover, Indiana, to visit a woman, but when he met with her, three other men were at the home.

The sheriff's office said the men demanded money and put a gun to the victim's head. He was able to escape the home after being hit with a crowbar, police said.

Three adults, Joshua Johnson, 37, Paige Melton, 23, James "Charlie" McCarty, 24, and a 17-year-old have since been arrested on multiple charges.

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