Four Jailed After Man Lured to Hotel Room Is Robbed at Knifepoint
Four people were in custody Friday after a man said he was lured by two women into a motel room, where he was threatened with knives and robbed by two men.
The 27-year-old victim, whose name was not disclosed, told police he met the women at a social gathering early Friday when they asked him to rent them a motel room.
He said the three checked into a room at the Princess Motel on the 18300 block of Beach Boulevard, where two men burst in about 4 .m., according to Huntington Beach Police Lt. Luis Ochoa.
The man said he was robbed at knifepoint when he tried to leave the room, Ochoa said. After being allowed to leave, the man called police, who went to the motel and arrested four people in the room.
Police identified the suspects as Ella Person, 18 of Mission Viejo, Kari Mather, 23 of Huntington Beach, Erik Dunn, 27 of Villa Park and Mathew Church, 27 of San Juan Capistrano. They were booked into Huntington Beach City Jail on suspicion of false imprisonment and robbery.
The two men added charges of parole violations, police said.
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