It’s not easy to put yourself out there in the dating world. That’s why so many have chosen online dating. It’s a way to make it known you are available, without the worry about face to face rejection. However, much like anything with the potential for good, it also has an equal potential for misuse. That is precisely what happened to one Colorado Springs man. He had set up a date with someone through an online dating website and brought the woman back to his house. Shortly after, two men forcefully entered the house, brandishing firearms, and holding the man at gunpoint. The suspects took his video game consoles, his wallet, jewelry, and his car. Police think a third man may have been involved in taking the car. The three men, along with the woman, have not been caught by police, but if they are, they will be facing charges of Aggravated Robbery.
Larimer County Aggravated Robbery Attorney: What is the Definition of Aggravated Robbery?
The Colorado law definition of Aggravated Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-302 – is:
(a) He is armed with a deadly weapon with intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person; or
(b) He knowingly wounds or strikes the person robbed or any other person with a deadly weapon or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation with a deadly weapon knowingly puts the person robbed or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; or
(c) He has present a confederate, aiding or abetting the perpetration of the robbery, armed with a deadly weapon, with the intent, either on the part of the defendant or confederate, if resistance is offered, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person, or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation puts the person robbed or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; or
(d) He possesses any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead any person who is present reasonably to believe it to be a deadly weapon or represents verbally or otherwise that he is then and there so armed.
Robbery Definition in Larimer, Boulder, and Grand County – Helpful for Understanding this Date Crime
Robbery is defined at C.R.S. 18-4-301:
Obviously, by holding the man at gunpoint, the robbers’ actions meet the force, threats, or intimidation element and put the man in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury. This means any of the suspects who were in possession of a deadly weapon would be charged with Aggravated Robbery. If any of them were part of the scheme, but did not possess a gun, they would probably be charged with Accessory or Conspiracy to the lesser charge of Robbery.
Fort Collins Robbery Lawyer: What is the Sentence for Aggravated Robbery in Larimer County?
As a class 3 felony and extraordinary risk crime in Fort Collins, Loveland, and Estes Park, Aggravated Robbery is punishable by an extended sentencing range of 4 to 16 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $750,000 in fines. If you are facing this potential sentence for Aggravated Robbery charges, do not stand alone in court. Trust the experienced Larimer County criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office to stand by your side.