Overview

• Jose Miguel Mercado, 32, Jean Gonzalez Paulino, 31, and Daury Rodriguez Contreras, 22, were arrested on August 21 and remain detained, according to federal officials.
• A New Haven grand jury returned the indictment on September 3, charging Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and interstate transportation of stolen property.
• Two defendants were arraigned on September 11 and pleaded not guilty, while Mercado was scheduled for arraignment on Monday in Hartford federal court.
• Prosecutors allege the driver was robbed at gunpoint around 7 a.m. on March 25 in a Manchester commuter lot before a South Windsor delivery, with about $316,753 in Apple devices and $1,000 in cash taken.
• Investigators say the suspects discarded clothing and a license plate in Wethersfield, used a vehicle rented via Turo in Massachusetts, and moved stolen items to the Bronx where many devices were later activated.