New Bedford Man Sentenced for Dating Website Robbery Scheme
FALL RIVER A New Bedford man who worked with his girlfriend to rob men she met through dating websites has been sentenced to serve up to four years in state prison.
Luis Santos, 22, pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging him with three counts of armed robbery, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.
According to the D.A.’s Office, Santos and his 23-year-old girlfriend Kerstyn Gross, set up a scheme in which they posted her photo and created profiles on various dating websites such as Meet Me and Plenty of Fish. The indictments charge that on at least three separate occasions, Santos would lie in wait while Gross met with the men, and then he would rob them at knifepoint.
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FALL RIVER An 18-year-old New Bedford man, accused of shooting another man near Roberto Clemente Park in June was found dangerous by a Fall River Superior Court Judge last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced in a news release.
Jose Santos faces indictments charging him with aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery by means of a firearm, and carrying an illegal firearm.
According to the release, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on June 17, New Bedford Police responded to a Shotspotter notification at Rivet and South First streets in the south end of of the city. When officers arrived, they saw blood on the street and also found a 9mm shell casing in the area. One of the officers was flagged down by people in a car. The civilians told police that they saw the victim lying on the street, and put him in the car to take him to the hospital.