Second armed robbery suspect nabbed

Victim called police after drug buy gone bad.

A second suspect has now been arrested in a La Crosse armed robbery case.  

Chad Kowalke, 42, was jailed Wednesday on charges, including robbery and resisting arrest.  

Kowalke was captured a day after James Vinson’s arrest for the same crime, which allegedly happened March 1 at a house on Liberty St.

Police believe Kowalke took Bradley Hayden of Necedah, Wis., to the house, claiming they were going to buy marijuana from Kowalke’s friend, James Vinson.  

After they got to the house, Vinson, 31, allegedly hit Hayden over the head with a baseball bat, and stole $450 from him.