Published On: Mon, Nov 24th, 2014

West Boca man Charged with Robbing Pizza Deliveryman at Gunpoint

BRT Joseph wantz

By CRA News Service

A West Boca Raton is in jail after allegedly robbing a Pizza Hut delivery man, only to come forward later as a witness in an effort to blame his cousin.

Joseph Wantz, 26, faces charges of robbery and aggravated assault with a firearm after the robbery, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report. Authorities said Wantz placed a $107 order for pizza, bread sticks, and soda for what he said was a party. A woman then called from another number and asked the driver to bring cash for change, according to the report. The delivery man arrived at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and became suspicious when he saw no cars or signs of a celebration, according to the arrest report. Wantz then put a BB gun to the delivery man’s head and stole all the money and food before walking away, authorities said.

Two people, including the suspect, later told deputies they witnessed the crime and that Wantz’s cousin did the robbery. The following day, deputies were called to the home about a disturbance between Wantz and another man. Once inside, deputies said they saw two empty pizza boxes in the trash. The delivery man later identified Wantz in a photo lineup as the gun-toting culprit, the report said. A female friend of Wantz told investigators that Wantz came up to her after the robbery, showed her a gun and told her he committed a robbery, deputies said. Wantz told investigators he blamed his cousin for the robbery because the two look alike and he wasn’t “the only one going down for this,” according to the report.

 

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