WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Four Palm Beach County teens are facing felony charges after deputies say they lured a teenage barber to Okeeheelee Park via Instagram and ambushed him in an armed robbery.
Officers with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office say 17-year-old Dipson Maradiaga of Lake Worth Beach, 18-year-old Josue Jesus-Mejia of West Palm Beach, 16-year-old Jaeson Mercado, 18-year-old Josue Jesus Mejia, and 18-year-old Brando Morales-Lopez were arrested on Monday in connection to a May 31 robbery at Okeeheelee Park.
Deputies say a 17-year-old aspiring barber received an Instagram message from someone he knew from high school asking for a haircut. Investigators say the meeting was arranged for the dead-end of the park shortly after midnight…