OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted four defendants, Afatupetaiki Faasisila, 20, of San Bruno, Jose Herrada-Aragon, 20, of Concord, Andres Palestino, 19, of Concord, and Tom Parker Donegan, 19, of Fairfield, in connection with the June 18, 2025, robbery of a jewelry store in Fremont. Faasisila and Palestino were arrested yesterday and made their initial appearances in district court today. Herrada-Aragon and Donegan are currently in state custody on other charges and will be transferred to federal custody.
Faasisila, Herrada-Aragon, Palestino, and Donegan were initially charged by complaint on December 8, 2025, and subsequently indicted on December 18, 2025. The indictment, unsealed today, charges each defendant with one count of robbery affecting interstate commerce. According to the criminal complaint and other court documents, on June 18, 2025, over two dozen masked individuals conducted a takeover-style robbery of a jewelry store located on Mowry Avenue in Fremont. Surveillance video captured a gray Honda ramming into the store’s front façade to force entry. One individual brandished a firearm at the store’s security guard, while another held the guard’s arms and forced him to the ground. Dozens of masked individuals, including Faasisila, Herrada-Aragon and Palestino, allegedly stormed the business, which was occupied at the time. Once inside, the robbers used hammers and other tools to smash display cases and grab the jewelry contained within, resulting in an estimated loss of approximately $1.7 million dollars’ worth of jewelry. After ransacking the store, the robbers left with the stolen goods and got into waiting vehicles to flee.
The complaint alleges that Donegan drove one of the getaway vehicles, leading responding police officers on a vehicle pursuit before eventually crashing the car in another part of Fremont. There, the four defendants exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot, only to be apprehended by officers. Several pieces of stolen jewelry were recovered in the defendants’ flight path and the abandoned vehicle, which had also been reported stolen…