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Police are investigating after a home invasion robbery in Jackson County Tuesday morning in which the victim was tied up.

The incident happened at about 8:30 a.m. at a home on Wilder Road. Police say they received a call from a neighbor of Robert Wit, 63, of Wilder Road. The caller stated that he found Witt tied up outside the residence after an apparent robbery.

A Kentucky State Trooper and a Jackson County Deputy say Witt told investigators that he left his home early Tuesday morning to run an errand in Kingston. He returned to his residence shortly after 8 a.m. and found two white males inside and in the act of burglarizing his home.
Police say one of the suspects held a handgun to Witt's head and forced him into a back bedroom, where they tied him up. The suspects then obtained the keys to Witt's car, and fled the scene in it.

Police say Witt was able to struggle outside, where his neighbor found him a short time later. The neighbor then contacted authorities.

The perpetrators are described as two white males. One was armed with a handgun and wearing blue jean pants and a blue jean jacket. The public is asked to contact the Kentucky State Police if they have any information concerning this incident or the whereabouts of Witt's vehicle. The vehicle is a 1999 four-door Saturn, maroon in color, bearing Kentucky registration plate 005-CLY.