A grand jury has indicted a Belmont man accused of robbing another man at gunpoint this past summer in Northfield.
Dylan Corgatelli, 18, appeared to be armed with a deadly weapon but actually was in possession of a BB gun, prosecutors said. He now faces charges of robbery and criminal threatening in connection with the incident that unfolded on the night of Aug. 22.
Shortly after 6 p.m., police responded to a report of an armed robbery in the area of 197 Zion Hill Road. The victim told police he was held at gunpoint by Corgatelli, who pointed the gun at the man’s chest. At the same time, a male juvenile, who was hiding under a blanket in the trunk, jumped up and yelled, “You’re getting robbed (expletive),” according to a police affidavit filed by Northfield Police Chief John Raffaely.
The juvenile also had what appeared to be a gun and placed it on the back of the victim’s head, Raffaely wrote. Police later determined the juvenile also had a BB gun and not a real firearm.
The victim said he struggled with the juvenile to push the gun away. Outside the vehicle, the struggle continued with Corgatelli chasing the victim behind the residence, the affidavit says.
The two suspects ultimately took off in the vehicle.
Police later found Corgatelli hiding in a back bedroom at another residence in the same neighborhood. The juvenile was located at the crime scene and is facing related offenses in juvenile court.