Two Women Face Kidnap, Robbery Charges in Home Invasion Case

Updated at 11:25 p.m. May 30, 2012

Two women were in Santee jail Wednesday night after being arrested in connection with a morning home invasion on Calla Avenue in which a woman was punched in the face.

Nicole Christina Gracia, 20, and Jessica Boyles, 26, were arrested and booked about 5 p.m. at Las Colinas women's jail, records show.  Gracia was listed as 5 feet tall and 250 pounds on the jail site, and Boyles at 5-6 and 130 pounds.

Both are being held on $100,000 bail on a variety of charges, including robbery, burglary, kidnapping and false imprisonment with threat of violence, according to online jail records.

They face arraignment at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Chula Vista Superior Court.

Around 7:30 a.m., at least three men and a woman knocked on the victim’s door, said sheriff’s Sgt. Ted Greenwald.

When she answered the door, she was punched in the face, covered with a blanket and told to tell the robbers where she kept her valuables, he said.

“After ransacking the apartment, the suspects took various items of electronic equipment, clothing, jewelry, and small furnishings,” said a sheriff’s department statement.

Two vehicles thought to be involved in the robbery were traced to the Nestor area, and one car was seen pulling out from a drive on Walpen Drive off Coronado Avenue. 

One man was able to evade authorities and get away. 

After a search warrant was obtained, two 17-year-olds were arrested at the residence, the Sheriff’s Department said.

There most of the victim’s property was recovered, authorities said.