PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people have been charged after police say a man was stabbed and had his money stolen from him.
According to the Plains Township Police Department, on April 1, a man and a woman followed a man from the grocery store who had recently had foot surgery. The pair then helped the man with his groceries and followed him back to the motel where he was staying.
Officers say after 30 minutes in the room together, one suspect, Alexander Joze Wheeland, 24 of Wilkes-Barre, pulled a knife on the victim and said, "It's your pockets or your life."
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The victim refused, leading to him being stabbed in the hand and the suspects stealing $890 from the victim, as stated in the affidavit.
The woman with Wheeland was eventually identified as Reina Catherine Socci, 18, of Wilkes-Barre. Police say Socci punched the man and stomped on his head during the incident.
Wheeland and Socci face aggravated assault, robbery, and other related charges.
