3 Teens Arrested In Armed Robbery In Encinitas

ENCINITAS, CA — Three teenagers were arrested after an armed robbery earlier this month in Encinitas, authorities said this week.

A man selling shoes Sept. 14 in a parking lot in the 2100 block of Carol View Drive handed a box of shoes each to a male and female suspect when a third suspect approached the group, pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it at the victim, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

The victim ran to his car and the three suspects fled the scene with the shoes, sheriff's Sgt. Heather Bruton said in a news release. The victim's Tesla cameras captured the robbery.

Deputies and detectives from the North Coastal Sheriff's Station arrested two 16-year-old suspects the following day. One of them was wearing a pair of shoes stolen during the robbery, Bruton said. They were both booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of robbery.

Jesus Manuel Quinonez, 18, was identified as the third suspect who pulled the gun, Bruton said. He was arrested on Sept. 20 after Carlsbad and Escondido police served a search warrant. He was also identified as a suspect in a similar shoe robbery on Sept. 11 in San Marcos, as well as a stabbing on Aug. 15 in Carlsbad.

During a search of Quinonez's home, police said they found the clothes he was wearing during the Encinitas robbery, shoes stolen during the San Marcos robbery and evidence related to the Carlsbad stabbing, Bruton said.

Quinonez was arrested on suspicion of robbery, possession of stolen property, assault with a deadly weapon and participating in a street gang. His bail was set at $300,000.