Occurred March 31, 2012, 2:25am Aggravated Robbery 4322 Kostoryz 1203310021

An 18-year-old man had his car taken by force by five unknown men that had at least one handgun with them Saturday morning at an apartment complex at the 4300 block of Kostoryz.

Corpus Christi Police were called to the 1400 block of Seventeenth Street at about 2:25am to take the complaint of the stolen car. Police officers were told that the 18-year-old victim drove a new friend to the apartment complex and were approached by five men that took the car by force. The victim received minor injuries and provided a description of the car which was announced on the police radio.

Other officers sighted the black 2007 Chrysler 300 at Kilgore and Alexander and arrested the two occupants, 19-year-old Joe Brandon Bustamante (7/28/1992) and 19-year-old Christopher Dale Ramos (5/19/1992) for aggravated robbery. The Aggravated Robbery charge is punishable by up to 99 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Bustamante was also arrested for possession of marijuana that was discovered incident to arrest which is a charge punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a $2,000 fine.

The vehicle was impounded and the investigation continues to evaluate evidence and additional information.

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