Men accused of robbing friend at gunpoint for $1

Leonardo Taveras, 24, was accused of aggravated robbery for a Feb. 10 incident. Leonardo Taveras, 24, was accused of aggravated robbery for a Feb. 10 incident. Photo: HPD Photo: HPD Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Men accused of robbing friend at gunpoint for $1 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

Two men are accused of beating up a friend, robbing him at gunpoint and walking away with only a dollar found in the man's pocket.

Randy Chinonso Dike, 25, and Leonardo Taveras, 24, were arrested last Thursday for aggravated robbery after the incident on Feb. 10 at the 12700 block of Bryant Rock, court records show.

A Houston man told investigators he received a call from Taveras, whom he knew by name, sight and voice, asking him to meet with him to help with his vehicle.

When he arrived, Taveras and Dike accused the man of burglarizing an apartment several months before, he told police. The man denied to investigators that he stole from Taveras' home.

Dike charged at the man and punched the man in the torso several times, court records show. Taveras then opened the trunk and took a shotgun out of his car parked at the scene and pointed it at the man, records show.

With a shotgun pointed at him, the man told investigators Dike went through his pockets and took a one-dollar bill.

Both are in custody with $50,000 bond.