Plainview Teenager Gets Prison Time for Rochester Armed Robbery
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - An armed robbery in Rochester involving expensive clothing items has led to a prison sentence for a Plainview teenager.
Guilty pleas entered in February
19-year-old Aizeah Martinez entered into a plea agreement in February and admitted to two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery. In exchange, a third first-degree aggravated robbery charge and three felony counts of witness tampering were dismissed.
SWAT Teams Deployed During Investigation
According to the criminal complaint in the case, Martinez and 19-year-old Nicklas Jordan Cheng of Rochester were arrested in December after SWAT teams participated in the execution of search warrants in Plainview and Rochester. The court document says a .22-caliber pistol and clothing matching the descriptions of the items stolen from several young men in early December were found in Martinez’s Plainview home.
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Expensive Clothing Stolen
The two young men were accused of robbing the victims at gunpoint of clothing items, along with their cell phones. The charges in the case say the victims also lost their shoes to the robbers so they would not be able to flee or call police. The robbery took place in the 2600 block of 4th Avenue Northeast in early December.
It was also alleged that Martinez threatened to kill the robbery victims if they contacted law enforcement. The criminal complaint estimated the value of the stolen items at more than $5,000.
More 6 Years in Prison
Martinez was sentenced today to a total of 78 months in prison, with credit for the 134 days he has already spent in jail.
Minnesota court records indicate that Martinez has one previous felony conviction for fleeing police in Wabasha County in May of last year.
Accomplice Guilty Plea
Cheng has also pleaded guilty in the case. He earlier admitted to a charge of aiding and abetting first-degree aggravated robbery. Cheng is scheduled to be sentenced next month.
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