GILROY
– At 20 minutes after midnight Thursday, a 26-year-old Morgan
Hill man says he was beaten and robbed on the Monterey Street block
known as “Little Baha.”
GILROY – At 20 minutes after midnight Thursday, a 26-year-old Morgan Hill man says he was beaten and robbed on the Monterey Street block known as “Little Baha.”
Thirty-five minutes after this alleged incident, police arrested two men suspected of the crime. Samuel Zarate Torres, 26, of Gilroy, and Fernando Louis Aguilar, 24, of transient residency, are expected to face a felony robbery charge each when arraigned in court Monday. If convicted, they could each face two to five years in prison.
According to police, the Morgan Hill man said two men hit him on the head and back at 7265 Monterey St., a signless storefront between Seventh and Eighth streets. The robbers stole his wallet and fled the scene.
Police said there was no evidence that weapons were involved. The wallet reportedly contained $5 cash, plus identification and other personal items.
Based on the alleged victim’s description of his assailants, police found Torres and Aguilar at 12:55 a.m. near the corner of Eigleberry and Ninth streets. The Morgan Hill man positively identified Torres and Aguilar as the robbers, and police booked them into county jail, where they were being held Thursday. A judge is scheduled to set bail Monday.
Police did not recover the wallet.
