On Sunday, Aug. 31, two men who connected via Facebook Marketplace agreed to meet up in the parking lot of Smith’s Marketplace in West Jordan. The seller was hoping to sell an iPhone 16 Pro on behalf of his sister.
During the meet up, police say the buyer, Irvin Renova-Sandoval, 27, agreed to pay $850 for the phone. The victim told police he was only given $650 in bills labeled, “For Motion Picture Purposes Only.”
According to charging documents, when the seller confronted Renova-Sandoval about the counterfeit money, he pulled out a gun and loaded a round into the chamber while saying, “Don’t tell anyone.”
Police say he then fled the scene, leading police to begin searching for Renova-Sandoval based on identifying characteristics of a tattoo on his right arm and his blue Chevrolet Tahoe.
The following day, officers were later able to track Renova-Sandoval to a home near Hilltop Oak Drive in West Jordan, just blocks away from Oakcrest Elementary School.
Renova-Sandoval was taken into custody at the home where, documents allege, he told officers he had already sold the iPhone to a vendor at Valley Fair Mall in West Valley.
On top of an aggravated robbery charge, Renova-Sandoval is also being charged with forgery and failure to respond to an officer’s signal to stop. He is currently being held without bail in the Salt Lake County Jail.
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