HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A 16-year-old boy who was arrested earlier this month in connection with an armed robbery in Homestead is now being charged as an adult, Local 10 News learned Thursday.
Online jail records show Luis Torres, of Homestead, was booked into the Metrowest Detention Center on Wednesday.
According to his arrest report, the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on March 2 in the 600 block of Northwest 11th Street.
Homestead police said an officer arrived at the scene and found the victim in his underwear and bleeding.
The victim told the officer that his motorized dirt bike had been stolen in an unrelated incident and two people who he was acquainted with, “Luis” and “Sebastian,” offered to help him find it.
According to the report, one of the suspects, who police later identified as Torres, messaged the victim and agreed to pick him up.
Torres and the other suspect later arrived to the area in a black sedan and both were wearing masks, authorities said.
Police said after pulling into a nearby alleyway, the suspect known only as Sebastian pulled out a gun and began to hit the victim with it.
According to the report, Torres then dragged the victim out of the car and both suspects began kicking and punching the victim throughout his body.
Police said Torres then stole the victim’s belongings as Sebastian held the victim at gunpoint.
Among the items stolen were a black iPhone 12, clothing, a gold bracelet and a gold chain, the report stated.
According to the report, the total value of the items taken was about $1,730.
Police said the victim provided detectives with both suspects’ Instagram accounts.
After the robbery, Torres messaged the victim, saying “That’s (what) happens when you set n***** up,” the report stated.
According to the arrest report, Torres posted a video on his Instagram page in which he discussed the robbery while wearing the victim’s jewelry and described how he left the victim in his underwear.
Police said Sebastian also posted several videos and photos of the stolen jewelry.
Torres was arrested April 1 at South Dade Senior High School where he is a student.
According to the report, after being asked if he knew the victim, Torres told police, “I don’t wanna talk anymore.”
He was arrested on an armed robbery charge.
As of Thursday morning, Torres remained jailed. He is expected to appear in bond court Thursday.
It’s unclear whether police have located the other suspect.
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