Prince William County police arrested three teenagers accused of using a gun to rob a man and two boys of used tennis shoes.
The victims, two 15-year-old boys and a 42-year-old man, met a teen on Facebook who agreed to buy three pairs of used shoes, valued at $300, police said.
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The sellers agreed to meet in front of a residence in the 14700 block of Barksdale Street in Woodbridge earlier this month and were surrounded by a group of men, police said.
One of the robbers pulled out a handgun and demanded the victims’ property, police said. The robbers took the shoes and the victims’ cash. The victims suffered minor injuries, police said.
Police arrested Angel Castellon, 19, of Dumfries, Michael Brunson, 18, of Woodbridge and a 15-year-old Woodbridge boy.
