Two juveniles arrested for attempted armed robbery at St. Augustine park

Jacksonville, FL — Two juveniles have been arrested, after the St. Augustine Police Department says they tried to rob another juvenile at gunpoint at a local park.

According to the incident report, the juvenile victim told police he was at Project Swing Park at 1 South Castillo Drive this past Sunday night, when he was approached by four individuals. He told police some of these individuals began to dig through his pockets and saying things like "what you got?" and "give it up!".

The victim told police when he refused to give up his belongings, one of his friends attempted to defend him, leading a fight to break out.

During that fight, someone yelled there was a gun and everyone took off running, according to the victim. The report reveals there was at least one witness who spotted one of the individuals pulling a firearm from his waistband and pointing it at someone else.

Police say they caught up to the four individuals in the area of Sevilla Street and Saragossa Street a short time later, where they were taken into custody.

The report reveals that as the investigation continued, two of the four individuals were found to have nothing to do with the robbery that occurred.

However, one of the other individuals was identified as the suspect responsible for digging through the victim's pockets. The report reveals he told police he was ‘just playing.’

As for the other individual, the report says he eventually admitted to police he was armed at that time and helped officers recover the gun.

The two juveniles are now charged with attempted robbery with a firearm.

A third juvenile involved in this incident is also expected to face charges, as police say the individual had an open warrant for an unrelated case.