Teens charged with armed robberies

Two of the three teenage Halawa Housing neighbors charged with a string of armed robberies confessed to the crimes shortly after their arrest last month, the FBI said in federal court documents.

Marcus Kalani Watson and Rogussia Danielson, both 19, and AJ Williander, 18, are charged with robbery and conspiracy charges in U.S. District Court. The FBI arrested all three on Aug. 12. Watson, Danielson and Williander remain in custody without the opportunity for release on bail.

The FBI said Watson confessed to robbing the Salt Lake Reynolds Recycling center, Central Pacific Bank’s Wahiawa branch, American Savings Bank’s Salt Lake branch and American Savings Bank’s Pearlridge branch. The robberies were on April 22, May 1, May 13, and May 30, respectively.