2 Charged With Robbing Man Selling Shoes In Parking Lot

TEANECK, NJ - Two Teaneck men faces charges after police say they robbed a man at knifepoint during an arranged meeting to buy a pair of Nike Air Jordan sneakers.

On Jan. 10, Garfield police were dispatched to the parking lot of Burlington Coat Factory, where a man told officers he was selling $400 Travis Scott Jordan sneakers on social media and arranged to meet with a buyer at that location, according to Capt. Richard Uram.

That afternoon, he met with Alexander Viera, 21, and Israel Arroyo, 22, and "after a brief discussion" one of them pulled out a knife and held it against the seller, the captain said.

"The other male gestured as if he had a gun in his pocket and threatened to use it. The victim backed off and the two male actors took the sneakers fled the scene on foot. The victim did not suffer any physical injuries," the captain said.

Further investigation led to the arrest of Viera on Feb. 7 in New Milford, according to Uram.

He was charged with 1st degree armed robbery, 3rd degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and 4th degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and transported to Bergen County Jail, the captain said.

Arroyo turned himself into authorities on Feb. 18 and was charged with 1st degree armed robbery, 3rd degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes and 4th degree possession of a weapon. He was taken to county jail, Uram said.