Abigail Guerrero appears in Brown County court, May 20, 2024. (Brown County court/Zoom)
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A restaurant worker charged in connection with armed robbery allegedly committed by her boyfriend pleaded not guilty Monday.
Abigail Guerrero, 30, is charged with being party to armed robbery for the Feb. 17 incident at El Ranchito on S. Webster Avenue. Reinaldo Fuentes-Nietzsche is charged with the armed robbery.
No trial date was set. She returns to court June 28 for a status conference.
Fuentes-Nietzsche has also pleaded not guilty. His next court date is Aug. 23.
According to the criminal complaint, Fuentes-Nietzsche allegedly entered the store, showed a gun, and told the clerk, “Give me everything right now or I’ll shoot both of you right now!”
El Ranchito’s owner told police he estimated up to $20,000 was stolen, because he had filled the cash register with cash for people cashing checks.
Police also interviewed one of the clerks who was on duty during the robbery, Abigail Guerrero. She was dating Fuentes-Nietzsche, and knew that he planned to rob the store “when the boss was not there,” the complaint states.
“Abigail said that Reinaldo would frequently bring her food in the past and was aware of when the boss was there and when he left,” she said, according to the complaint.
She identified the gun used the in robbery, and said Fuentes-Nietzsche used the money from the heist to purchase a Mercedes, pay off some debts, buy shoes, and purchase marijuana for resale.
After his arrest, Fuentes-Nietzsche confirmed Guerrero knew of the robbery plans.
“Reinaldo told (an officer) about feeling guilty for not having money or being able to provide for his family. He expressed remorse and appeared sincere that he regretted committing the robbery, as he cried during the interview and said that he wished he could go back and never had done it,” the complaint states.
Fuentes-Nietzsche estimated the take was about $13,000.
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