Guilty plea in assault, robbery

NEW CITY – One of two men, who allegedly beat up a man and stole his money, Wednesday pled guilty to a charge of first-degree robbery.

According to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe, Marvin Rolando Sandoval-Galvez, 31, and Elvis Jiminez-Osorio, 32, both of Spring Valley, acted together on December 17, 2007 and robbed a man of his money.

The victim had been lured into the basement of an unoccupied building with the promise of work. Once there he was hit over the head several times with a two-by-four piece of wood. They then rummaged through his pockets and stole money.

The victim was left lying unconscious and the two men fled the scene. They were spotted by two workers at another building next door.

When the victim regained consciousness the next day, he was able to provide the identity of his assailants, the DA said.

After investigation by Spring Valley Police, Sandoval-Galvez and Jiminez-Osorio were arrested and charged with first-degree robbery.

On Monday, June 9, Sandoval-Galvez pled guilty and faces 12 years in prison when sentenced in August.