13-year-old robbed, dragged by vehicle while trying to sell phone

ELKHART, Ind. -- A teen who arranged the sale of a cell phone online was robbed when he met the buyer in person, according to Elkhart Police.

The victim told police he arranged the sale of the cell phone on a social media site and he arranged to meet the buyers.

When the buyers showed up, a passenger in a vehicle grabbed the phone in the victim's hands.

He held onto the phone and was dragged by the car for several feet, then the car fled the scene.

The suspects were described as two black males and one black female in a purple car.

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