BPD: Men arrested for aggravated robbery at a nearby watermill

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police arrested two men who robbed victims at a watermill in downtown.

Diego Hernandez and James Barrientos are charged with aggravated robbery and engaged in criminal activity.

Police say at around 2 a.m. on April 26, they responded to an aggravated robbery at the intersection of 3rd and East Elizabeth streets.

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According to police, the victims drove to the location in their 2015 GMC Denali to get water from the machine. They say that's when two men in a blue car parked next to them and were carrying guns.

"One of the male subjects took the victim's cell phone and truck keys, and then each subject got into a vehicle and left the location," Brownsville Public Information Officer Martin Sandoval said.

During the investigation, police were able to obtain surveillance footage from a nearby building where the robbery took place.

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