Four co-defendants in the robbery case — Jamil R. Timpke Rhoades, 19, Keonte D. Scott, 20, Evan B. Barajas, 20, and Amanda Louise Seekins, 16 — are set for trial Sept. 24.
Domingo’s attorney, John Lutgens, said Tuesday that the girl had run off from home and was living with the adult co-defendants. He said she was manipulated into going along with the alleged robbery.
Camas police responded about 2:45 a.m. to a residence in the 3900 block of Northeast Tacoma Court for a reported robbery. Officers spoke with the resident of the home, Jacob Pete, 19, and a house guest, Jeremiah Jefferson, 18. Both men said they were robbed at gunpoint and assaulted, according to affidavits of probable cause.
Pete said he and Domingo had been communicating over social media for a few weeks, and he invited her over. She arrived at his residence around 1 a.m., but when he opened the door, three men armed with handguns pushed their way inside and ordered Pete and Jefferson to the floor, the affidavits state.
Pete and Jefferson recognized two of the men as Timpke Rhoades and Scott. The assailants demanded to know where Pete’s cash was, and Scott repeatedly punched Pete in the face and kicked him, court records say.
When the assailants were unable to find any large amounts of cash, they ordered Pete and Jefferson to empty their pockets. They took Pete’s cellphone, $40 in cash, a debit card, his Washington driver’s license and car key. They also took Jefferson’s cellphone and wallet, which contained his Washington identification, a debit card and about $350 in cash. The men also grabbed Pete’s gaming console and controllers and Jefferson’s backpack, which contained two cameras, according to court documents. They then fled.
With no way to call for help, Jefferson used a computer to contact his brother, who called 911.
A neighbor’s surveillance video captured a silver four-door sedan dropping off three males and a female near Pete’s residence shortly after 1 a.m. The four people are seen walking inside while the car drives away, the affidavit states.
Domingo, Timpke Rhoades, Barajas and Seekins, the alleged getaway driver, were arrested days later during a traffic stop in the area of Northeast 29th Drive and Northeast 187th Avenue in Vancouver. Scott was already in custody for allegedly assaulting a taxicab driver in Vancouver.
