Police: Wash. woman robs Boston man with Taser in online date gone wrong
by KOMO News Staff
Officers confiscated the pink stun gun. (Photo: Boston Police Dept.)
BOSTON - A man's romantic date with a Washington state woman he met online took a shocking turn when she whipped out a high-powered pink stun gun and robbed him of over $100 at a Boston hotel, police say.
The woman, later identified as Selena Rivera-Apodaca, 24, of Kent, was arrested after the man was able to escape from her hotel room and contact authorities.
The drama unfolded Tuesday when officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Boston.
The victim told police that he met the woman through an online dating site, and that they went up to her hotel room after meeting in the lobby.
They had chatted for about a half-hour when the woman suddenly pulled out a pink Taser - a Femme Fatale model that reportedly packs 3.5 million volts - and held it to the victim while she rummaged through his pockets, according to police.
The woman allegedly stole over $100 from the man before he was able to run from the room and notify hotel security, police reports say.
Officers then went to the woman's hotel room, but she denied knowing the victim and said she had never seen him before. She then became uncooperative and began a FaceTime conversation with another man. That's when officers spotted a pink stun gun on top of the woman's luggage, police say.
Police confiscated the Taser and Rivera-Apodaca was taken into custody. She was booked into jail and is scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of armed robbery.
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