Three New Jersey residents have been accused of kidnapping a man outside his Queens (NYC) home at gunpoint, torturing him for hours with acts of depraved violence and then threatening him with further harm unless he got them $150,000 in cash. and a stash of drugs, according to prosecutors.
The Joint Violent Crimes Task Force, formed by NYPD detectives and FBI agents, helped in the investigation of Department of Justice (DOJ)reported NBC News. It is unclear if the suspects knew the victim personally before the kidnapping.
According to the indictment, Aasim Boone (41), Jarrett Bruce (40) and Lesly Valentín (38) conspired to kidnap the unidentified victim on the night of December 9, 2022, the US Attorney’s Office said. it’s a statement. At gunpoint They took the man outside his apartment complex near 27th Street and 21st Avenue in Astoriaforcing him to get into a minivan.
A victim subjected to kidnapping, brutal beatings, inhuman torture and demands for money; “This is not a plot taken from a movie.”
James Smith – Director of the FBI in NY
After taking their target to New Jersey, they held him for nearly five hours. During that time the suspects carried out different forms of torture and abuse: They hit him with a gun, burned his back and legs with a blowtorch, poured bleach on his burned body and cut off his ear with a knife, according to court documents. Only after he promised to pay the kidnappers was the man released the next day on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
A few days later, Valentín allegedly sent her a text message and threatened to harm him and his family if he did not pay them $150,000 and get them 50 pounds of marijuana.
In the messages, Valentín asked the victim if he was ready to “finish this” and then told him he had an hour to deliver the money. The authorities have not specified whether the victim reported the kidnappers or the crime was reported in another way.
Breon Peace, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, called it a “disturbing” case that presented “senseless acts of violence.”
“The defendants attacked an unsuspecting victim, abducted her from her home and subjected her to unimaginable cruelty, all in their efforts for financial gain,” Peace said in the news release.
Boone was arrested last Wednesday and Bruce on Thursday. Valentín had previously been captured on another accusation. Those prosecuted are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
“A victim subjected to kidnapping, brutal beatings, inhuman torture and demands for cash; “This is not a plot taken from a movie,” said FBI Acting Director James Smith. “The FBI in New York is determined to ensure that brazen individuals who are willing to use unconscionable violence for financial gain are brought to justice.”
Prosecutors said that All three defendants have long criminal records. and allegedly helped carry out a series of home burglaries with a violent street gang from New Jersey.
In a similar case, last month Jonathan “El Don” Huertas, a suspected drug trafficker arrested in Mexico and extradited to New York, was accused of committing atrocities including kidnapping and torturing at least two of his rivals using a hot iron to burn their skin.
In August, a Hispanic woman was sentenced after pleading guilty to a violent kidnapping that left a man burned, gagged and on the verge of death in New York in 2022, after meeting on Instagram and agreeing to a date.
2024-02-06 18:54:25
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