Warrant Issued for Rochester Knifepoint Robbery Suspect

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Rochester man accused of committing a knifepoint robbery. 

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The warrant complaint, filed in Olmsted County Court on Monday says the alleged robbery occurred on the morning of August 23 last year. 

It was reported to have happened in the area of a Rochester business.

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The victim reported a man, later identified as 40-year-old Wesley Adam Riley, approached him near the unnamed southwest Rochester business and demanded the victim tell him where his bike was. 

Riley then brandished a knife, approached the victim and grabbed the victim’s backpack after the victim said he didn’t know anything about Riley’s bike, the warrant alleges. 

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The victim told Rochester police Riley said he would return the backpack when he got his bike back and that Riley made threatening gestures with the knife when the victim tried to get his backpack back, the complaint says. 

A wallet, bank cards, two phones and a flashlight belonging to the victim were inside of the backpack, according to the warrant. 

Riley and the victim had known each other for about a year prior to the alleged robbery. The victim said Riley accused him of stealing his bike two months before the robbery report, the court document says. 

Riley is charged with one count of aggravated robbery. He’s charged via a warrant because he is listed as homeless and law enforcement does not have an address to mail a summons to.