Rochester Woman Enters Guilty Plea For Drug Related Robbery
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester woman today pleaded guilty to a felony riot charge stemming from her involvement in an armed robbery about a year and a half ago.
21-year-old Payton Koob was originally charged with aiding and abetting first-degree aggravated robbery. She was accused of contacting the victim through Snapchat on the afternoon of February 17, 2019, and requesting to purchase some marijuana wax cartridges from him. The man agreed to her request and then went to a residence at the Quarters Apartments to meet with Koob, where he was also met by three men, two of whom he recognized.
Man, 19, pleads guilty to murder during $70 pot deal in Rochester Prosecution intends to seek a 17½-year term. February 10, 2021 7:51am Text size Copy shortlink:
A 19-year-old man awaits sentencing for fatally shooting a 24-year-old man during a $70 marijuana deal outside a Rochester apartment building.
Robert B. Salley Jr. pleaded guilty in Olmsted County District Court to second-degree murder and an illegal weapons count in connection with the shooting death on Jan. 10, 2020, of Trevor Boysen outside the Quarters Apartments in the 800 block of SE. 21st Avenue.
Salley, who lived at the apartment complex at the time, remains jailed ahead of sentencing on March 8. County Attorney Mark Ostrem told the Star Tribune that his office will seek a 17½-year term for Salley.