Trenton Robbery Traps - Female Suspect Accused of Luring Men
According to an article in The Times of Trenton, police are searching for a 23-year old female suspect accused of leading two men to an attack by robbers on two different occasions. In the first incident, the female suspect convinced a 53-year old male to drive her home to Rowan Towers and accompany her inside her apartment.
Allegedly, when the man went upstairs to the woman’s apartment, robbers bound the man’s hands, feet, and mouth with duct-tape, after forcing him to the floor at gunpoint. Police say the man was held hostage for four hours during an ordeal where the robbers burned his arm with a cigarette and his left leg with a curling iron as they demanded more money.
Before releasing the man, the robbers allegedly stole $266, his wallet, keys, and his car. The man did not report the crime until the Tuesday afternoon following the robbery and kidnapping in New Jersey.
The suspects who actually committed the robbery and kidnapping of the man are described as three African-Americans, one female and two males all aged in their 20s. Police said the male suspects brandished the handguns during the robbery.
In the second incident, the female suspect allegedly convinced a 38-year old man to allow her into his home. Supposedly, she excused herself to the bathroom and opened the front door of his home to allow the robbers inside his house.
The robbers again bound the second man’s hands, feet, and mouth with duct-tape. They stole his wallet and debit card along with his pin number. The victim suffered facial fractures and a fractured heel, after removing the duct tape with scissors and jumping from his second floor window for help. The police say the male suspects stole the 1997 Ford Expedition belonging to the victim’s cousin.
The female lure suspect is wanted by police on $400,000 bail for the combined warrants for the robberies.
New Jersey law provides that a person can be considered an accomplice if he or she assists in the commission of a crime, such as robbery and kidnapping. Individuals suspected of being accomplices to such crimes can be charged with conspiracy to commit a crime.
The Trenton criminal defense attorneys of Lependorf & Silverstein have almost 20 years of experience for each of our attorneys in defending clients in cases involving charges of conspiracy, assault, robbery, and numerous other serious charges. If you need aggressive, effective legal representation, contact our office at 609-240-0040 for your free legal consultation.
