Two arrested for tying man up in Franklin Park robbery

Boston Police report arresting two of three males they say tied up a man walking his dog through Franklin Park near the golf course Saturday afternoon. One of the suspects is 13.

Jamaica Plain News reports police are looking at connections between the alleged muggers and people sought for similar robberies on the path around Jamaica Pond the week before.

Police say the victim accompanied a friend to the Franklin Park Zoo entrance, but then continued into the park with his dog along a path near Jewish War Veterans Drive shortly before 2:30 p.m.

He observed the three suspects sitting on bench. As he continued walking, the three suspects began to follow him, eventually catching up and walking next to him. The three suspects then surrounded the victim and pushed him into the brush next to the path. The suspects, brandishing knives, bound both the victim's hands and feet before taking his possessions and fleeing.

The three then bounded off in the direction of Shattuck Hospital, police say.

Officers observed three individuals matching the descriptions of the suspects in the area of Chilcott Place in Jamaica Plain. Upon seeing the officers, the three suspects immediately fled. Following a brief foot pursuit, officers were able to apprehend two of the suspects in the area of Washington Street and Boylston Street in Jamaica Plain. Officers searched the area for the third suspect to no avail.

Rafael Motas-Pena, 21, and a 13-year-old, both from Dorchester, were arraigned today on charges of assault with intent to murder, kidnapping and armed robbery in West Roxbury Municipal Court.

Motas-Pena had bail set at $50,000, the teen at $10,000, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Innocent, etc.