Topeka man transferred from Ellsworth prison to face robbery charges in Douglas County

A Topeka man was transferred to the Douglas County Jail Tuesday evening to face robbery charges that are nearly a year old, court documents show.

Davionte Teron Martinez, 21, faces two felony counts of aggravated robbery, according to a criminal complaint filed in Douglas County District Court.

On Dec. 23, 2015, Martinez used a firearm to rob two men of their phones, clothes, identification and money, the complaint says.

In August, Martinez, who was then an inmate at the Ellsworth Correctional Facility, requested to be transferred to Douglas County.

According to the Kansas Department of corrections, Martinez was in the Ellsworth Correctional Facility serving a sentence for a criminal discharge of a firearm conviction out of Shawnee County.

Martinez’s transfer request indicates he was sentenced to 27 months for the Shawnee County conviction. He requested the transfer because he “would like to have all other cases resolved so he may move forward and do his time,” the request says.

Court documents indicate Martinez’s request was granted in October and he was then transferred to the Douglas County Jail on Tuesday. Once his robbery case is finished he will be transferred back to Ellsworth Correctional Facility to complete his original sentence.