"ANTIOCH - Two East Contra Costa men were arrested and charged with nine felonies for allegedly committing two robberies here during the same day, court records show. Jesse Scott, 40, of Antioch, and Ryan Arnold, 27, of Bay Point, were charged with kidnapping, home invasion robbery, second degree robbery, and gun possession in a nine-count felony information, court records show. They were held to answer at a December preliminary hearing and remain jailed, with bail set at $1.25 million, and court dates in late February."
"Authorities say they later found texts between Scott and Arnold that explicitly laid out various robbery plots that day "I can act like I got hella merch for sale then once he meet us we can rob eem (sic)," Arnold allegedly texted Scott. "Let's do it," Scott allegedly replied. Police later found a video of the men selling jewelry at a cash for gold exchange in Concord, authorities said."
"That same night, four men allegedly robbed a resident on the 1700 block of D Street in Antioch, forcing him into his home at gunpoint and grabbing his wife by the hair as he begged them not to hurt her or his children, authorities said. Scott and Arnold were identified from surveillance footage and cellphone location records. A third suspect, identified as a 27-year-old Antioch man, was arrested in this investigation but only charged with an unrelated carjacking and robbery, court records show."
Two East Contra Costa men, Jesse Scott and Ryan Arnold, were arrested and charged with nine felonies including kidnapping, home invasion robbery, second-degree robbery and gun possession. Authorities allege the pair first posed as buyer and appraiser during an OfferUp jewelry transaction, taking $4,400 at gunpoint, and exchanged texts outlining robbery plans; police located a video of them selling jewelry at a cash-for-gold exchange. That same night, four men allegedly forced a resident into his home at gunpoint and grabbed his wife by the hair while his children were present. Surveillance footage and cellphone location records identified Scott and Arnold. A third suspect was arrested but charged only for unrelated carjacking and robbery. Scott previously served nearly nine years in federal prison for multiple bank robberies.
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