A man was robbed of shoes he was trying to sell after meeting two teenagers he had contacted on Facebook, Anne Arundel County police said.
The man used Facebook to negotiate the sale of a pair of tennis shoes, police said. The would-be buyers arranged to meet him about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Linthicum.
When the man arrived at the meeting place, one teenager punched him in the face and the other teen snatched the shoes, authorities said. The man chased the teens, but stopped when one pointed a handgun at him, police said.
Officers used information from Facebook to identify suspects and arrested them.
Eighteen-year-old Zachary Lynch of Glen Burnie and a 16-year-old are charged with armed robbery and other offenses.
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