Michael Aguero and Richard Dietz: Texas men accused of holding teen at gunpoint after ding-dong ditch goes awry
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Two Texas men have been accused of tracking down a youngster and holding him at gunpoint after a game of ding-dong ditch went horribly wrong. According to court records acquired by KSAT, San Antonio Police detained Michael Aguero and Richard Dietz on Friday and charged them with aggravated robbery in connection with the incident on January 14.
Teenagers were allegedly racing around the neighborhood close to Nash Avenue, ringing doorbells, and fleeing. One of them, however, lagged behind at one point. Police said that when Dietz got up to the teen, he yelled at him to fall to his knees. Then Aguero arrived with the weapon and ordered the boy to produce identification. The teen admitted to the men that he didn't have his ID on him. According to SAPD, they then demanded his cell phone and left the area, as reported by New York Post.
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Teen picked Dietz out of lineup
The teenager picked Dietz out of a lineup, and Aguero was later recognized as the armed man. The teenager's phone was returned and the culprits were taken to the Bexar County Prison for booking. Each of their bonds is set at $50,000, as reported by KSAT.
Similar incident in Bexar County
In a similar event around a month ago in Texas, 3 teens were kidnapped and held at gunpoint. According to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, the 35-year-old male was detained and accused in a kidnapping case after deputies freed a 15-year-old girl he had kidnapped under duress, as reported by CBS Austin.
The girl and two other high school-aged boys were in a car with three other teenagers at 12.30 on Friday in southwest Bexar County. According to Salazar, the driver spotted a black Dodge Ram pickup truck pursuing their car before approaching them at a stop sign.
The sheriff said that Alexander McCormick, the driver of the Ram pickup, cut off the teenagers' car before getting out and holding them at gunpoint. According to Salazar, one of the teenagers in the truck knew McCormick. When he asked the girl to get out of the car and into his vehicle, she did so out of concern for her safety.
Charges of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree felony, and aggravated assault with a weapon, a second-degree felony, have been brought against McCormick. According to Salazar, a $60,000 bond is required for each of the two claims. According to the sheriff, McCormick was bond-free for a different offense at the time of his arrest. Salazar asserted that similar conditions occurred in the earlier incident, in which McCormick allegedly threatened a group of young individuals he thought were responsible for wrecking his truck, as per reports.
