KENTWOOD, Mich. - It started out as a date, but it actually was a set-up for a robbery and shooting involving a brother and sister working together.
Jocelin Soto and her younger brother Jose will appear in Kentwood District Court Thursday, Aug. 16 on armed robbery charges.
Police say 19-year-old Jocelin Soto spent the day with the intended victim and arranged to have him robbed.
The actual hold-up happened when the victim dropped her off at an apartment complex near 32nd Street and Shaffer Avenue Southeast.
Police say Soto's 17-year-old brother, Jose, pointed a gun at the victim, who sped off.
His back window was shot out as he drove away. The siblings face up to life in prison if convicted of armed robbery.
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