Two 18 year olds were robbed at gunpoint Monday night in what law enforcement said was a drug deal gone bad.
The incident is still under investigation and the culprits are being sought, said Grass Valley Police Sgt. Clint Bates.
One of the victims called 911 at 7:20 p.m. to report having been robbed and pistol whipped while trying to buy marijuana, dispatch reports stated.
The two men told officers they had agreed to meet the sellers in the 400 block of Henderson Street.
“They were social media acquaintances,” Bates said, adding the suspects are believed to be from the Sacramento area.
“Three suspects arrived, and all three were armed with handguns,” Bates said. “They held the two victims at gunpoint, and hit one of them multiple times in the head and face with a firearm.”
Sunday
8:32 a.m. A caller from a business in the 300 block of Railroad Avenue reported the theft of items.
9:36 a.m. A caller from the 100 block of Murphy Street reported a stolen package.
10:20 a.m. A caller from the 200 block of Sutton Way reported someone cut off part of the exhaust on a vehicle. The theft of the catalytic converter had been thwarted by a neighbor.
8:02 p.m. A caller from Highway 20 and Highway 49 reported a truck off the highway into a tree. The driver said he was OK.
Monday
9:20 a.m. A caller from the 100 block of Dorsey Drive reported a vehicle was broken into.
Friday
4:03 a.m. A man in the 200 block of Sierra College Drive reported he was freezing and wanted information on shelters. He was wearing shorts.
9:35 a.m. A caller from a business in the 1900 block of Nevada City Highway reported a possible skimming device at a gas pump.
10:05 a.m. A caller from the 900 block of Golden Gate Terrace reported vandalism to a school van in the parking lot, with the catalytic converter cut.
11:50 a.m. A caller from the 200 block of Ocean Avenue reported a scam.
3:25 p.m. A caller from the 500 block of Fawcett Street reported a motorcyclist hit a parked vehicle and left.
A Nevada County judge on Thursday found enough evidence to hold a 19-year-old on formal charges of robbery after a preliminary hearing into the evidence.
Joseph Richard Pasadava is accused of luring a 12-year-old into a Grass Valley apartment in September and then robbing him of headphones at gunpoint. The gun, which the boy testified resembled a Glock, was found later to be a pellet gun, police said.
Pasadava remained in custody Thursday on a $102,500 bond, jail records state. He was set for formal arraignment on Dec. 18.
Earlier Thursday, a felony charge of making criminal threats was reduced to a misdemeanor at the request both of the prosecutor and defense counsel.
Tuesday
8:38 a.m. A caller from the 100 block of Joerschke Drive reported a theft from an unlocked truck, with the spare keys taken.
9:54 a.m. A caller from Townsend Street reported someone came into the house and threw stuff everywhere. She had been on a Zoom meeting and didn’t see it happen.
11:04 a.m. A caller from a business in the 300 block of Railroad Avenue reported gas had been siphoned from a work truck.
12:58 p.m. A caller from a business in the 200 block of Colfax Avenue reported a physical fight involving a woman, who then left the scene.