App Crime Trap: Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery

MONTEREY COUNTY, CA — A San Jose man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a 2017 armed robbery, Monterey County District Attorney Dean Flippo announced Friday.

Devin Towner, 19, was sentenced for a felony count of robbery with a firearm enhancement for using a gun during the crime, prosecutors said.

He pleaded no contest to the crime and admitted to the firearm enhancement.

On July 9, 2017, Towner robbed a victim who had responded to an advertisement for the sale of an iPhone on a popular cellphone application, prosecutors said.

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Towner posted the advertisement and arranged to meet the victim in Salinas.

When the victim arrived, Towner pointed a handgun at the victim and demanded money. The victim gave Towner the $160 he brought with him to purchase the iPhone.

— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock