SAPD: Man pistol-whipped, robbed by teen at Northwest Side apartment

Robby Cotti charged with aggravated robbery

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police arrested an 18-year-old man Monday who pistol-whipped and robbed another man at a Northwest Side apartment.

Robby Cotti, 18, is charged with aggravated robbery, Bexar County Jail records show.

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On Sunday, police were called to the 400 block of Vance Jackson. A 23-year-old man told police he was gathering his belongings in the apartment and preparing to leave when Cotti assaulted him.

Cotti was also a guest at the apartment, according to his arrest affidavit.

The victim told police that Cotti displayed a handgun “without provocation” and struck him in the face with it. The assault left the victim with cuts to his face.

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Cotti took the man’s cell phone, pointed the gun at him, and told him to leave the apartment. The man fled before calling police from a different location, according to the arrest affidavit.

Cotti’s bail was set at $80,000, jail records show.

Last October, police arrested Cotti on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is accused of shooting at a couple shopping for Easter baskets.