MIAMI – Miami police arrested two men Monday who they said robbed two other men of their Rolex watches.
Gelbinson Daniel Lugo, 22, and Oneal Jose Uribe, 30, both of Miami, face armed robbery charges.
Uribe also faces an additional charge of carrying a concealed firearm.
According to the suspects’ arrest reports, the victims were getting into their vehicle just after 3 a.m. on April 7 when they were approached by three Hispanic men, who were armed with guns.
Police said the robbers demanded the victims’ Rolex watches.
When one victim resisted, one of the robbers struck him with their gun, police said.
According to the arrest reports, the trio ended up taking the other victim’s watch before they fled in a waiting vehicle.
Detectives later discovered that immediately prior to the robbery, the people in the “offending vehicle” had met up with Uribe, who was driving a 2018 white Porsche Macan.
Police said he then followed the vehicle to the scene of the robbery, where they waited for the victims.
“Both vehicles take up surveillance positions where the vehicle that the victims were getting into was visible to them,” Uribe’s arrest report stated. “The defendant can be seen leaving the scene in his vehicle along with the offending vehicle immediately following the robbery.”
According to Uribe’s arrest report, he was pulled over in the Porsche Monday and was wearing a Rolex that didn’t have a serial number on it. A gun was also located inside the vehicle, authorities said.
Police said Uribe waived his Miranda rights and identified himself in surveillance video shown to him by detectives. Police said he claimed that he purchased the Rolex from “someone in the street” for $6,000.
Police said Lugo also waived his rights and identified himself in the video.
As of Tuesday afternoon, both men were being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center where their bonds had yet to be set.
Police did not immediately confirm whether they captured the third suspect in the case.
