A man trying to sell an iPhone through Facebook was threatened with a gun and robbed of the device Monday afternoon, Little Rock police said.
A 36-year-old Vilonia man told police he was trying to sell an iPhone Xs to a woman who messaged him on Facebook Marketplace, according to a report by the department.
He was waiting for the woman around 3:45 p.m. outside a Walgreens, 5917 Baseline Road, when a stranger left a vehicle in front of him and began negotiating for the phone, police said.
The stranger, a male, was holding the phone when the 36-year-old asked for payment, the victim told police. According to the report, the stranger lifted up his shirt to show a handgun in his waistband and told the seller to back off.
The robber got into a white Dodge Charger and drove away, damaging the vehicle on the lower-right side while hopping a curb, authorities said. The 36-year-old told police he saw the women he had messaged on Facebook in the vehicle as well as a small child in the backseat.
The robber was described in the report as having a dark complexion, short black hair and a medium build. Police say he was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans, and had tattoos on both hands, his right arm and his neck.
No arrests had been made at the time of the report.