PUEBLO, COLO. -- Authorities arrested two men accused of breaking into a Pueblo home and holding the homeowner hostage.

Witnesses called police after they noticed two masked men driving a car with its license plate covered in the area of Fordham Circle Wednesday.

When Pueblo Police officers arrived the resident of the home told them he was being held hostage by two armed men.

Officers entered the home and arrested 30-year-old Willie Robbins and 37-year-old Orlando Andrews.

Officers said they found marijuana plants inside the home, but the own had proper certification.

In a release officers said it's unknown at this time if the plants were the target of the robbery attempt.