3 Charged After Facebook Marketplace Luring in Apple Valley
BY MN CRIME STAFF
Booking photo for Christensen-Randle not immediately available
Three 18-year-olds are charged after investigators say they lured a man through Facebook Marketplace and robbed him at gunpoint of a PlayStation 5.
Authorities say the robbery was part of a coordinated set-up last fall at an Apple Valley apartment complex.
Adam Fanah Adam, 18, of Apple Valley, Kidus Yared Adgeh, 18, and Jadon Marvin Christensen-Randle, 18, both of Rosemount, are each charged with first-degree aggravated robbery for the incident on Sept. 5, 2025. They’re accused of acting together while armed with guns.
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According to the criminal complaints, Apple Valley police were called that Friday around 6:20 p.m. after a man reported he had just been robbed inside an apartment building on the 15000 block of Galaxie Avenue. The victim told officers he and his girlfriend had driven to the complex to sell a custom black PlayStation 5 with three controllers after listing it on Facebook Marketplace. The girlfriend communicated with a buyer using the name “James Read” and arranged the meet-up.
The victim said they were instructed to drive around the building several times before parking. His girlfriend stayed in the car while he went to a west entrance and was met by a male who led him down a hallway under the pretense of testing out the console. Inside the building, two additional males approached, both armed, and the first suspect also produced a gun, the documents allege. Investigators say all three demanded the PlayStation, then escorted the victim out at gunpoint after taking it.
After returning to the car, the victim told his girlfriend what happened. When she tried to message the buyer, the Facebook account had already been deleted. The couple then called 911.
Investigators focused on people connected to the apartment building and a Snapchat group message. A search warrant for a resident’s Snapchat account revealed messages sent shortly after the robbery referencing “Adam” and discussing Facebook Marketplace. Police identified Adam Fanah Adam as part of that group chat and said he lived next door to the resident.
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Further search warrants for Snapchat accounts allegedly tied the three defendants together. Investigators say Adam posted a video minutes after the robbery showing a black PlayStation 5 and three controllers inside a white sedan with other people present. Police identified Kidus Yared Adgeh as one of the people in the video and say he regularly drove the vehicle, which belonged to his father.
Another video recovered from Adgeh’s phone showed four people inside a small lobby area matching the victim’s description of where the robbery occurred. Investigators say the footage captured Christensen-Randle with a handgun tucked into his waistband. Additional videos and photos allegedly showed the stolen PlayStation in the trunk of a car and later in a Walmart parking lot.
Police say Christensen-Randle also posted images of firearms on Snapchat and exchanged messages with another person in which he claimed he had concealed his face during the robbery. In one exchange cited in the complaint, he allegedly threatened to kill Adgeh if police caught him. That person later told investigators he agreed to hold Christensen-Randle’s gun if officers came looking for him.
Adam and Adgeh were arrested weeks later. During a search of Adgeh’s home, officers recovered a PlayStation 5 and three controllers matching the victim’s description. While in jail, both made recorded phone calls that investigators say referenced police knowledge of the robbery, a firearm hidden in a locker at the apartment building, and concerns about another suspect not yet identified by law enforcement.
In post-Miranda interviews, Adam allegedly asked officers whether they had found his “ARP” rifle and admitted storing a gun in an apartment locker, though he claimed it didn’t belong to him. He also told investigators he bought firearm parts, assembled guns and sold them. Adgeh told officers he helped coordinate the Facebook Marketplace meeting and said the group discussed taking the PlayStation before the victim arrived. He denied directly participating in the robbery but admitted being present before and after the incident.
Apartment management later told police they cut the lock on a locker Adam had been using, finding a firearm and loaded magazine inside. Records obtained from Facebook showed the “James Read” account was linked to an email address and IP addresses traced to a Rosemount residence connected to Adgeh, and investigators say Adgeh’s phone was used to coordinate the deal.
All three defendants were arrested Jan. 20 while inside a vehicle that had just been reported carjacked, according to the complaints. Officers reported finding three rifles and a firearm switch during that arrest. The aggravated robbery charges tied to the Facebook Marketplace incident were later filed by warrant and the defendants have not yet made initial court appearances in this case as of publication.
Each defendant faces a first-degree aggravated robbery charge, which carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison. A booking photo for Christensen-Randle was not immediately available.
