3 charged in Richmond robbery linked to Craigslist

Richmond police have arrested three people in an armed robbery they say was set up through Craigslist.

The victim told police he solicited a massage from a woman through the online classifieds site, but that a woman and two men robbed him at gunpoint early Wednesday morning at his home in the 3100 block of Stuart Avenue.

Before he was robbed, the man met the woman outside near his home about 1 a.m., but the woman left and the man went and sat on his front porch, police said.

The woman returned a few minutes later with two men and robbed him, stealing a skateboard and an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities said.

The suspects were arrested Wednesday night.

Charged with robbery were Jessica A. Rice, 22, of the 6500 block of Woodlake Village Court in Chesterfield County, and Saesar D. Lanier, 33, of the 3400 block of Clydewood Avenue in Richmond.

John S. Olsen, 25, of the 4000 block of Mallard Creek Circle in Chesterfield was charged with use of a firearm in a felony.

Police did not identify the victim.

-- Reed Williams