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Robbery trial set in April for Nebraska man
Mar. 15, 2012 4:15 pm
CEDAR RAPIDS - The trial date is set for a Nebraska man accused of robbing a man at knifepoint in January.
Quantrel W. Ward, 19, of Lincoln, Neb., will stand trial April 23 in Linn County District Court on a charge of first-degree robbery. Ward is accused of being involved in robbing Brett Jeffries, 19, in a Jan. 18 incident at 55 Florida Ct. SW.
According to a police report, four men arrived at the home and told Jeffries they were waiting for one of his roommates. Jeffries told police the men then forced their way into his room and tied his hands at knifepoint.
The men took electronics, a safe and its contents, with a total estimated value of $206, police said.
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