MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire say a man was robbed at knifepoint while playing the “Pokemon Go” smartphone game.
Police say the 24-year-old was walking on a bicycle path when he was approached by two men early Wednesday in Manchester. One pulled out a knife and held it to the man’s throat. The victim was told to give up his cellphone and wallet, which he did.
Twenty-nine-year-old Raymond Lavigne and 26-year-old Michael Drake were later arrested on charges of armed robbery and resisting arrest. Lavigne also was charged with falsifying physical evidence because police say he discarded the phone.
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Police say they believe the suspects happened upon the victim by chance.
Both men were being arraigned Wednesday. It wasn’t immediately known if they had lawyers.
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