Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release
On May 22nd at 11:57 PM, officers responded to a robbery that had just occurred. The two suspects had fled after committing the robbery, and when officers arrived in the area, the suspects were found and detained. The investigation confirmed they were responsible for the robbery and revealed the victim had arranged to meet with the suspects via an online dating app. As soon as the victim met with Pharms at the hotel room, the second suspect, Bynoe, attacked him with a bat, striking him on the head. The suspects took money from the victim and fled on foot.
Suspects:
1) Angelique Pharms, 5/6/97
2) Darnique Bynoe, 8/8/94
At the conclusion of the investigation both suspects were arrested for conspiracy to commit robbery (felony charges).