Fort Worth police are urging people to use caution when meeting to complete online sales , after two men who police said robbed victims at gunpoint were arrested last month.
Three victims were robbed in two separate incidents in the 2100 to 2300 block of Southcrest Drive in Fort Worth between 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Oct. 19, Fort Worth police said in a social media post.
The detectives discovered that the suspects, Montrese Bernard Riley and Jaden Jacoryn White, were using multiple online accounts with fake names, police said.
In both cases, the victims showed up to complete online sales and were confronted by Riley, White and a third unidentified suspect who robbed them at gunpoint, police said.
Police said Riley and White were arrested on Oct. 28 and face multiple charges of aggravated robbery and evading arrest.
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The victims’ property taken during the robberies and multiple handguns and rifles were recovered from the suspects, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the third suspect is asked to call detectives at 817-329-4469 or text Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS.