3 teens accused of robbery at Orchards Park appear in court

Three 18-year-olds accused of robbing another teen at gunpoint at Orchards Park over the weekend appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court.

Brianna Molina Martinez, Martin Bautista Vincencio and Hector Padilla Ruiz appeared on suspicion of first-degree robbery. Both men are also facing accusations of first-degree assault, and Padilla Ruiz is additionally facing a count of third-degree theft, court records show.

Judge John Fairgrieve set Molina Martinez’s bail at $50,000. Bautista Vincencio’s bail was set at $100,000, and Padilla Ruiz’s bail was set at $75,000. They will be arraigned Oct. 18.

At about 11:55 p.m. Friday, Clark County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a report of robbery that occurred at Orchards Park East, 9800 N.E. 54th St. Two men pointed a shotgun at the 18-year-old victim, who had arrived at the parking lot in a vehicle. The victim drove away but said the suspects were following him and his friends in a red Toyota Camry, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Sheriff’s deputies and Vancouver police located the vehicles traveling west on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard. The victim was on the phone updating dispatch on their location. Deputies stopped the Toyota in the 8300 block of Fourth Plain Boulevard. The victim’s vehicle stopped at a separate location, the affidavit says.

Responding officers identified Molina Martinez as the driver of the suspect vehicle. She and her passengers, Bautista Vincencio and Padilla Ruiz, were detained without incident.

According to the affidavit, Molina Martinez appeared to be confused about the officers’ response to a traffic stop and said she had no idea what was going on. She told a deputy that Bautista Vincencio is her husband and Padilla Ruiz is her husband’s “homie.” The three were visiting her friend at a nearby apartment complex, she said. She denied being anywhere near the park.

Molina Martinez also denied there were any firearms in the vehicle but was hesitant, the officer said, because she didn’t know whether Padilla Ruiz was armed, court records say.

Bautista Vincencio reportedly declined to talk with officers.

Padilla Ruiz told officers he was holding a shotgun in the backseat of the car. According to police, when they stopped the car two firearms were visible: a sawed-off shotgun in the middle of the backseat and a silver revolver between the front passenger’s seat and door, according to the court document. Officers also spotted the victim’s stolen iPhone on the center console of the car.

The victim, Trevion Weiss, said he and his friends went to Orchards Park to meet with an acquaintance. His friend, Frank Waller, had been messaging Molina Martinez, and they planned to meet. When they got there, Waller asked Weiss to step out of the car and find out what the plan was for the night, the affidavit says.

While chatting with Molina Martinez at her car, two men, one wearing a mask, walked out from the woods around the parking area, Weiss said. One had a shotgun and the other a pistol. The man with the shotgun yelled at Weiss to get on the ground, while he pointed the firearm at the back of Weiss’ head, according to the affidavit.

Weiss said he put his hands up and got on his knees. He removed his blue puffy Polo jacket and emptied his pockets. The assailants took his iPhone and a pair of headphones, which he valued at about $1,030, court records state.

Afterward, the assailants told Weiss to walk away. He walked toward Fourth Plain Boulevard, where his friends picked him up. They drove away but were followed. Weiss’ friends corroborated his story, according to the court document.