Five Vancouver residents are accused in an armed home-invasion robbery May 12 in Camas.
Two of the suspects, 15-year-old Raelyn G. Domingo and 19-year-old Jamil R. Timpke Rhoades, appeared Thursday morning in Clark County court.
Domingo is facing three counts of first-degree accomplice to robbery and one count of second-degree accomplice to robbery in juvenile court. She is also being held on a Washington County, Ore., arrest warrant for allegedly shooting a 56-year-old man May 11 at his home in Beaverton, Ore.
She is set to be arraigned in the Camas robbery case Tuesday.
Timpke Rhoades appeared in Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree robbery. He is being held on $250,000 bail and will be arraigned May 31.
A third co-defendant, 20-year-old Keonte D. Scott, has been in custody since Sunday for allegedly assaulting a taxi cab driver in Vancouver. He is expected to appear Friday in Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree burglary, assault and robbery, as is a fourth co-defendant, 20-year-old Evan B. Barajas.
Domingo, Timpke Rhoades, Barajas and another female juvenile were arrested Wednesday afternoon during a traffic stop in the area of Northeast 29th Drive and Northeast 187th Avenue in Vancouver. The other juvenile’s name has not been released, but she is expected to appear Friday in juvenile court.
According to affidavits of probable cause, Camas police responded about 2:45 a.m. to a residence in the 3900 block of Northeast Tacoma Court for a reported robbery. Officers spoke with the resident of the home, Jacob Pete, 19, and a house guest, Jeremiah Jefferson, 18. Both men said they were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted.
Pete said he invited Domingo over to his house but that he had never met her in person before. They had been communicating over social media for a few weeks. She arrived at his residence around 1 a.m. But when he opened the door, three men armed with handguns pushed their way inside and ordered Pete and Jefferson to the floor, the affidavits state.
The three armed assailants wore black clothing with their faces partially covered. However, Pete and Jefferson recognized two of the men as Timpke Rhoades and Scott, court records say.
The assailants demanded to know where Pete’s cash was, and Scott repeatedly punched Pete in the face and kicked him, according to court documents.
When the assailants were unable to find any large amounts of cash, they ordered Pete and Jefferson to empty their pockets. They took Pete’s cellphone, $40 in cash, a debit card, his Washington driver’s license and car key. They also took Jefferson’s cellphone and wallet, which contained his Washington identification, a debit card and about $350 in cash, the affidavits state.
The men also grabbed Pete’s gaming console and controllers and Jefferson’s backpack, which contained two cameras. Domingo stole some of Pete’s clothing, including designer belts and shoes, court records say.
During the robbery, Timpke Rhoades fired one round from his handgun into the ceiling of the living room. The assailants then fled while Domingo continued to steal clothing. Pete said he tried to convince Domingo to put his clothes back, but she left with an armful, according to court documents.
With no way to call for help, Jefferson used a computer to contact his brother, who called 911.
A neighbor’s surveillance video captured a silver four-door sedan dropping off three males and a female near Pete’s residence shortly after 1 a.m. The four people are seen walking inside while the car drives away, court records state.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Detective Unit and Vancouver Police Department Neighborhood Response Team assisted Camas police detectives in locating and apprehending the suspects.
