GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A Bellevue man accused of armed robbery at a Green Bay restaurant was sentenced Friday.
Reinaldo Fuentes-Nietzsche, 26, pleaded no contest to the charge of armed robbery with threat of violence. Two other charges were read out.
Fuentes-Nietzsche is sentenced on December 13th.
A hearing for his accomplice Abigail Guerrero regarding her confession is scheduled for September 9.
PREVIOUS: A suburban Green Bay man and an employee at El Ranchito restaurant face charges following an armed robbery last month.
26-year-old Reinaldo Fuentes-Nietzsche is accused of three counts:
- Armed robbery with threat of violence
- Endangering safety through the use of dangerous weapons – pointing a firearm at another person
- Participation in the crime of THC possession – 2nd and subsequent offense
Abigail Guerrero, who lives with Fuentes-Nietzsche in Bellevue, is accused of:
- Participants in the crime of armed robbery
- Resisting or obstructing an official
In the case of armed robbery, the perpetrator faces up to 40 years in prison.
In addition, Fuentes-Nietzsche is charged as a repeat offender on all three counts, which could add two years to her prison sentence if convicted. Online court records show a history of convictions for minor offenses dating back to 2016, including trespassing and resisting or obstructing an officer in 2021.
El Ranchito employees who called 911 on Feb. 17 said a masked robber entered the South Webster Avenue restaurant with a gun and demanded money. According to the criminal complaint, he went behind the counter and threatened clerk Guerrero, saying, “Give me everything right now or I’ll shoot you both right now!” He put the money in a distinctive sky blue backpack.
The store owner said he had just filled the cash drawer with $20,000 to cash checks for customers. Since no one had cashed a check before the robbery, he estimated the robber got away with the entire $20,000.
After taking some cash, he left the area on foot. Police found surveillance video that showed the suspect had been walking in the area for some time before the robbery. The second time he walked through a nearby alley, he was wearing different clothing but the same blue backpack.
The timing of the robbery, shortly after the cash register was filled, struck police as suspicious. And the complaint states that investigators who reviewed surveillance video found that Guerrero did not show the reaction one would expect from someone being robbed at gunpoint for the first time, but appeared to be expecting the robber to break in.
Police examined Guerrero’s Facebook account and found photos of her with Fuentes-Nietzsche, whose body description matched that of the robbery suspect.
On March 4, police executed a search warrant at Fuentes-Nietzsche and Guerrero’s home and seized a handgun and cash believed to be connected to the robbery.
Police would appreciate any additional information regarding this case. Call (920) 448-3200 and reference case number 24-208146. You can also submit information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (920) 432-7867 or through the P3 Tips mobile app.
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