On May 19, 2016 Dominic Jay Robinson age 33 of Wendell, Willie Roy Garcia Rojas age 25 of Zebulon and Wenseslao Garcia Rojas Jr. age 26, also of Zebulon were charged with two counts each of First Degree Burglary, two counts each of Larceny After Breaking and Entering, two counts each of Safecracking, two counts each of First Degree Kidnapping, two counts each of Felonious Restraint and two counts each of Felony Conspiracy. The charges stem from the investigation of 2 separate, home invasion robberies of 3 elderly citizens in their homes on Highway 17N in Washington and Possum Hill Road in Bath. The robberies were reported to the Sheriff’s Office on May 9, 2016 and May 15, 2016. The victims in both the robberies were asleep in their homes when the suspects entered the homes, tied the victims up, forced them to open their safes, taking guns, money, jewelry, and electronics from the victims.
On the morning of May 19, 2016 the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Zebulon Police Department that the Rojas brothers had been seen in the area attempting to sell guns stolen during the robberies. The tip was detailed enough for Investigators to secure arrest warrants and a search warrant for the Rojas brother’s home in Zebulon. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators enlisting help from the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office immediately traveled to Zebulon and established surveillance on the home.
Hours later both Willie and Wenseslao Rojas were arrested by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office and the Zebulon Police Department. After interviewing the suspects, Investigators developed probable cause to also charge Dominic Robinson with these Crimes.
Beaufort County Investigators, assisted again by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office searched the Rojas brother’s home on Hwy 39 in Zebulon and recovered items stolen from both victims and other physical evidence linking them to the robberies.
Willy Rojas and Dominic Robinson were ordered held in Johnston County on a $1,000,000.00 secured bond, Wenseslao Rojas, who was arrested in Wake County and also charged by Zebulon Police with Cocaine Possession was ordered held in Wake County on a $2,000,000.00 secured bond.
Investigators will be following up on more leads developed in this case in an attempt to locate more of the stolen property. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are possible.
Message from Sheriff Ernie Coleman
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