Second Teen Pleads Guilty in Rochester Armed Robbery

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)  - The second teenager charged in a Rochester armed robbery has pleaded guilty.

Eighteen-year-old Aizeah Martinez of Plainview and 19-year-old Nicklas Jordan Cheng of Rochester were arrested and charged in December after SWAT teams participated in the execution of search warrants in Plainview and Rochester. Court records indicate the searches were conducted as part of an investigation into a robbery that involved the theft of expensive clothing and other property from several young men in Rochester in early December.

$5K in Clothing Stolen

The victims in the case told police they drove to a location in the 2600 block of 4th Avenue Northeast after arranging to meet Martinez and Cheng to sell them clothing. After they arrived, the victims reported that they were confronted at gunpoint and robbed of the clothing, along with their cell phones and shoes so they could not flee or call police.

Death Threat

It was also alleged that Martinez threatened to kill the victims if they contacted law enforcement. The criminal complaint estimated the value of the stolen items at more than $5,000.

According to court documents, the search of Martinez's home in Plainview led to the seizure of a .22-caliber pistol and clothing that matched the descriptions of the items stolen during the armed robbery.

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Plea Agreements

Earlier this week, Cheng entered into a plea agreement and admitted to a charge of aiding and abetting first-degree aggravated robbery in exchange for the dismissal of two other counts of the same crime. His sentencing hearing is scheduled in May.

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Martinez faced three counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and three counts of felony witness tampering. Under the plea agreement reached Thursday, Martinez pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree aggravated robbery.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in April.