RICHMOND, Va. — The two men charged with robbing the Lindo Latino Market on Richmond’s Southside this week have ties to murder victim Marvin Ramos’ family.
Eighteen-year-old Ronaldy Monterroso’s mother worked for the Ramos family several years ago and 25-year-old Yonathan Beltran’s father, a pastor, rents space for the church from one of the Ramos brothers, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.
One family member told Burkett what happpened was the “ultimate betrayal.”
WTVR Monterroso and Beltran were involved in two robberies and one attempted robbery Wednesday morning, according to Richmond Police.
During one of the hold-ups, Ramos was shot and killed at the Lindo Latino Market. The manager at the Southside market and restaurant on Broad Rock Boulevard died on his 40th birthday.
“Robbery seems like the dumbest offense anymore because video is everywhere and when you have video of someone who’s identifiable, it makes a very, very strong case,” Todd Stone, a legal analyst for WTVR CBS 6 said. “It can be devastating to the defense and gives prosecutor’s a lot of leverage to try and resolve a case where they end up going away quite awhile.”