Teens Charged In Armed Robbery

SPRING HILL - Two teenagers are accused of using a knife and a handgun to rob a friend of his prescription medicine.

The alleged robbery was set up by Erika Lewerenz, 18, who called up the victim and asked for a ride, an affidavit states.

The victim driver, accompanied by another passenger, took Lewerenz to an abandoned house she claimed was her home and backed into the driveway.

That's when authorities say Lewerenz's accomplice, Jaime Marquez, entered the vehicle with the two weapons.

The gun was first pointed at the passenger, but the driver began to argue with Marquez so a knife was placed at his throat, a report states.

The driver was cut on the hand with the knife during the confrontation, then the two suspects fled into the nearby woods, a report shows.

Cell phone records proved that Lewerenz, of 7221 Fireside Drive, set up the rendezvous and she was charged with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Marquez, also 18, of 7375 Canterbury St., was charged with the same.