A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged as an adult in connection with the takeover robbery of an Oakland restaurant, one of eight such holdups at East Bay establishments over the past month, authorities said Tuesday.Tanom Dominique, who lives in West Oakland, was charged Tuesday with five counts each of robbery and false imprisonment in connection with the April 13 holdup of the Milano restaurant at 3424 Grand Ave. in Oakland, said Alameda County Assistant District Attorney Tom Rogers.
The teenager is accused of robbing five employees and diners, and preventing five other people from leaving, Rogers said. Dominique, who was arrested Friday, is being charged as an adult because of the seriousness of the crime, the prosecutor said.
Dominique also faces weapons enhancements in connection with the robbery, Rogers said. Although the teenager was not personally holding a weapon, he was with others who were and can still be charged with those enhancements, Rogers said.
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