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An Indianapolis woman said she was left shaken after being robbed at gunpoint outside her home, only for the suspect to message her on Facebook and ask her out.
Amber Beraun said she was checking her mailbox early one morning last month when a man approached her and pulled out a firearm.
“A guy came up to me and tried to rob me at gunpoint after I got off work late one night,” Beraun told WRTV.
“He took (the gun) out of his pocket to show me what was going on — let me into your house. I didn’t,” Beraun said.
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Harlan Street in Indianapolis, where a woman was reportedly robbed at gunpoint as she collected her mail. (Google Maps)
Beraun said she deposited about $100 in cash to the suspect, who was later identified as Damien Boyce. After getting the money, he allegedly pointed the gun at her and demanded she post him on Facebook, according to court documents reviewed by WRTV.
“I thought maybe if I added him on Facebook he would leave, and he did,” Beraun said.
He then began messaging the victim through the social media app, complimenting her and asking her out, according to court documents.
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“Damn you were too pretty to rob,” read one message, with the man saying he would pay her back.
Indianapolis Police K9 vehicle on July 16, 2015 in Indianapolis. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
“I believe you man. I can see you’re sweet, times just get tough. I know,” Beraun replied.
Boyce also reportedly asked her to “chill” with him.
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“It makes me a little tense knowing that people are walking down the street looking for places to commit crimes,” Beruan told the local news outlet.
“It makes it a little different when you hear noises at night.”
Boyce was charged with armed robbery last Wednesday and was held on $7,500 bond.
Indianapolis skyline. (Mark E. Gibson via Getty Images)
Just a week before the armed robbery, Boyce was arrested on June 12 for a separate armed robbery charge. Boyce allegedly got into a fight and shot two people and hit another on the head with a rock.
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He surrendered to police after a SWAT team arrived at the scene. He was charged with burglary, unlawful possession of weapons, criminal recklessness and battery in that case.
