Ryan ChartrandA Cal Poly psychology senior was mugged Monday morning while walking along Mill Street, police said.
Marissa Nakano was walking along the 1400 block of Mill Street at about 7:50 a.m. when, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department press release, “an older, white, full-sized pickup drove up to her and stopped.”
Police said the passenger in the truck got out and ripped the purse out of Nakano’s hands as she fell to the ground. The suspect then reportedly jumped back in the vehicle and drove eastbound on Mill, while Nakano suffered minor scrapes.
A witness was nearby and called 911 to report the crime. Five to six police units responded to the call and combed the area immediately after the incident.
Later on Monday, Nakano returned to the scene with police, where a vehicle insurance card was found on the ground. The card’s location and information matched what Nakano told police. When authorities checked the Vehicle Identification Number on the card, they found it had been reported stolen in Bakersfield earlier that day.
“The investigation has unfolded quite a bit. We have a lot more information and some good leads,” said San Luis Obispo Police Department Sgt. Kurt Hixenbaugh at the point in the day when police were looking at the situation as an isolated incident.
The police department was contacted at about 11 a.m. and told that the two suspects were in custody after being stopped in Ventura, authorities said.
The men were identified as Isaiah Dale Aguilar, a 23-year-old from Fontana, Calif., and David Michael Filley, a 22-year-old from Rialto, Calif. Filley was driving the vehicle when Aguilar took Nakano’s purse. Police later found Aguilar in possession of Nakano’s phone.
Both men confessed to the robbery and will remain in Ventura County Jail on suspicion of auto theft. After the Ventura County case is settled, both men will be charged with robbery in San Luis Obispo County.