West Hartford police have arrested a local man suspected of robbing another man who was trying to sell his iPhone on Craigslist.
The victim called police around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, said he’d been robbed and identified Martel Davis, 23, of West Hartford, as the alleged robber, police said.
The victim, who was selling an iPhone on Craigslist, said Davis contacted him about the iPhone, so they met on Westphal Street.
During the meeting, the victim took a photo of Davis to record the transaction, but when it was time to pay for the phone, Davis got out of the victim’s car and tried to get away, police said.
When the victim asked Davis what he was doing, he turned, pointed a BB gun at the victim and fired it toward him, according to police.
Investigators found Davis at his Oakwood Avenue home and also located the BB gun, police said.
He was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, fifth-degree larceny, disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment, and carrying/brandishing a facsimile firearm.
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Bond was set at $100,000.
