BATON ROUGE - A person was robbed at gunpoint after they arranged a meet-up with someone who said they were interested in buying a puppy, on June 11. 

Baton Rouge Police said Anthony Shaffer III, gave the victim $800.00 in counterfeit money. When the victim pointed out the cash was fake, Shaffer pulled out a gun, then stole his Iphone and the dog.

While they are not named on court documents, police say Ajavin Carter, and Matthew Hunt were accomplices. One of them tried robbing the passenger while holding an assault rifle.

The robbers staged the hold-up at a park on Madison Avenue. 

That is not the first time the trio has robbed someone. On May 26, a different robbery was reportedly staged to mask one of the alleged suspects as a victim. 

On Wednesday, police said officers safely recovered the dog and stolen valuables. 

All three were booked on charges including armed robbery and illegal carrying of a weapon.