DATE/TIME: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 7:23 P.M.
INCIDENT: PC 211 - Armed Robbery / PC 182 - Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
LOCATION: 7300 Block of Victoria Avenue, Town of Yucca Valley
SUSPECT(S): Isaiah Boyd, 23-year old resident of Yucca Valley
Brooke Nickell, 23-year old resident of Yucca Valley
VICTIM(S): Confidential / State of California
SUMMARY: On Saturday, February 22, 2025, at approximately 7:23 p.m., patrol personnel from the Morongo Basin Station were dispatched to an armed robbery that occurred in the 7300 block of Victoria Avenue in the town of Yucca Valley. Deputies initiated their investigation and determined the armed robbery was the result of a fictitious Facebook Marketplace ad, in which the victims were shopping for a PlayStation 5. The sellers and victims communicated back and forth via Facebook Messenger and arranged the transaction. The victims met with the suspects at a predesignated location on Victoria Avenue where they encountered the suspects. During their contact with the suspects, the victims negotiated the price of the game console. Simultaneously, one of the suspects brandished a firearm at the victims and demanded their money. In fear for their lives and being shot, the victims handed $360.00 to the suspects, who immediately fled the area after the armed robbery.
Investigators and deputies from the Morongo Basin Station initiated their investigation. As a result of their investigation, they identified Brooke Nickell and Isaiah Boyd as the suspects who conspired and orchestrated the armed robbery.
On Friday, February 28, 2025, deputies served search and arrest warrants at a residence on Acoma Trail in the town of Yucca Valley. Brooke Nickell and Isaiah Boyd were located and taken into custody. Both suspects were booked into the Morongo Basin Jail and are each being held on $100,000.00 bail for charges of Armed Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit a Crime.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Morongo Basin Station (760) 366-4175. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1800-78-CRIME (27463), or you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com
Refer: Detective Shaunna Ables
Station: Morongo Basin Station
Phone No. (760) 366-4175
Case No. 232500279
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
