Police make multiple arrests after carjacking

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests Wednesday after a report of a person with a gun and another report of a carjacking.

Around 10:00 a.m., dispatch received a report of a person with a gun at the exit 89 off ramp.

While units were responding to the area, officials received another call that two males carjacked a person at the Riverton Road overpass. The subject was driving a tan Honda Accord, and the victim told police the suspect’s vehicle was a white car.

A short time later, this vehicle was located at 285 South 625 West at a residence.

19-year-old Junior Rodriguez was taken into custody.

At 1:07 p.m., Fort Hall Police located the stolen vehicle in Fort Hall.

21-year-old Rockit Rodriguez and several other people inside the house were arrested. Those people were taken to the Fort Hall Police Department for questioning.

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Blackfoot/Bingham County detectives division, the Blackfoot Police Department, Fort Hall Police and the FBI.

An investigation is ongoing.