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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) - The office of St. Louis circuit three teenagers accused of St. Charles County in connection with a theft wave in which the application uses "Pokemon Go" to play to target victims.

Brett Miller

According to prosecutors, at the age of 18, the suspects were in town in July 2016 and held several people at gunpoint. The suspects are accused of accepting cell phones, purses and wallets of the victims who play "Pokemon Go", a mobile game, people to go and collect creatures requires headlines. The game was designed to make players active and social.

Police said the thieves to gain victims in one place by a day for Pokéstop creating more players. They used the app, people in the middle of parking lots and other remote locations are to locate.

Shane Baker

Suspects identified as Shane Baker, Brett Miller and Jamine Warner were, each with 22 counts a heavy charges charged, including 11 counts of prosecution Action Army, 7 theft counts first-degree three counts of first-degree theft attempts, and a first degree assault charge ,

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Jamine Warner

The trio was indicted last year for flight in the hand like Army in Creve Coeur and O'Fallon . A fourth suspect, identified as 16 years of age was also arrested at the time and in the care of child welfare authorities.