'He was going to pay': Woman lures man she met on Instagram to luxury condo where she robbed him with a group of other women, police say

A Florida pistillate was arrested aft luring a antheral she met connected Instagram to her luxury condominium and past robbing him with a radical of different women, Sunshine State constabulary say.

Nicole Cano, 30, stands accused of 1 number each of false imprisonment and strong-arm robbery, according to a transgression ailment and apprehension affidavit obtained by Law&Crime.

The underlying incidental occurred connected April 11 astatine the Paraiso Bayviews condos connected NE 31st Street successful Miami, the Miami Police Department said.

Cano and the unfortunate knew each other, having "previously met via Instagram," according to the complaint. At noon connected the time successful question, Cano reached retired to the antheral and the brace subsequently exchanged "several messages," constabulary said. Eventually, they agreed to conscionable for drinks "later that afternoon" astatine Cano's place.

At astir 6:15 p.m., the unfortunate met the suspect downstairs, wherever she "escorted him to the apartment," according to the complaint.

Their clip unsocial was seemingly brief.

"While helium was admiring the presumption from the balcony, 2 chartless females exited a bedroom," the ailment reads. "All 3 females acted successful performance and began demanding wealth from him. The unfortunate instantly began shouting that helium did not person immoderate money."

After being apprised of the dearth of cash, the trio "prevented the unfortunate from exiting the apartment," according to the complaint.

Then things got violent, constabulary say.

"As the unfortunate attempted to exit the apartment, a little conflict ensued," the charging papers continues. "During the altercation, the females stated that helium was going to pay, and his concatenation was forcibly pulled from his neck."

The man, for his part, was capable to support possession of the concatenation itself, constabulary say. The aforesaid could not beryllium said, however, for the "gold transverse pendant" – valued astatine immoderate $300 – hanging from the chain, which "was taken," according to the complaint.

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After that, the antheral escaped.

"The unfortunate was yet capable to unfastened the doorway and exit the flat portion screaming for help," the ailment goes on.

The antheral reached retired to instrumentality enforcement aft leaving the apartment.

On May 1, the antheral was shown a "six-photo lineup" which included Cano, according to the charging document. During the array, the unfortunate "positively identified the defendant's photograph."

On May 4, the suspect was arrested astatine the condo analyzable and taken to constabulary office for questioning.

Police accidental Cano was Mirandized, waived her rights, and agreed to talk without an lawyer present, according to the complaint.

"During an audio and video recorded post-Miranda statement, the suspect admitted that she had initiated the gathering with the unfortunate but denied her engagement successful the robbery and the mendacious imprisonment," the charging papers reads.

Cano was subsequently arrested and detained successful the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. She remains successful jailhouse arsenic of this writing.

On Tuesday, the suspect was appointed a nationalist defender and entered a not blameworthy plea, court records show. There are presently nary upcoming hearings scheduled successful her case, but a justice has ordered Cano to enactment distant from the victim.