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Violent Kidnapping: 5 Busted In Central Mass Held Victims For Hours, Beat Them, DA Says
Five people are expected to be arraigned Friday, Feb. 17, that they took part in a violent assault and kidnapping at an Athol home earlier this month, authorities said. The five were arrested in connection with a Feb. 1 kidnapping where two victims were held at a house for four hours against their will, robbed, and assaulted, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. One victim reported the incident to Athol police the following day. This week, investigators arrested multiple people in the case. They are: Franklin Payne, age 46, of Athol. He is charged with armed…
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Hartford Man Caught After Kidnapping Victim Out Of State, Police Say
A Hartford man is facing charges after he was caught in Connecticut following his kidnapping of an adult victim in Springfield, police said. On Monday, Jan. 16 around 8 p.m., state police in Connecticut were told of an active kidnapping that had happened in Springfield and were alerted that the suspect's gold Chevy Malibu with a temporary license plate was traveling south on I-91 toward Hartford County. State troopers then found the vehicle on I-91 southbound just before Exit 36 in Windsor and pulled it over. Inside the car, police determined that the vehicle's adult p…
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Duo Facing Charges For Alleged Kidnapping Death Of 37-Year-Old Man In Lowell
Two people have been charged in connection with the kidnapping death of a 37-year-old man in the Merrimack Valley, authorities said. Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both of Lowell, were charged for allegedly holding the man against his will at their Coburn Street home, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office reports. The man's body was found after police were called the home for a well-being check on Friday, Dec. 2, the office reports. Investigation suggests the man was restrained at some point. Authorities believe this was an isolated incident, which is being investigated as a suspicio…
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RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported. Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…
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Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA
A convicted serial rapist has been sentenced for 25-30 years in prison for the 2018 rape of a woman in a McDonald's bathroom in Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Shawn McClinton, age 41, raped and beat the woman in Dorchester McDonald's bathroom on February 19, 2018, the office reports. In a victim impact statement, the woman said the attack has caused her to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and that she struggles with daily panic attacks. “I feel as if Shawn McClinton tried to take my life away,” she said, according to the offic…
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Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory
A new travel advisory has been issued for Americans who may be planning on heading to Mexico, warning them of "violent crime and kidnapping.” The US State Department advisory comes after incidents of vandalism, looting, and other crimes in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California, including the city of Tijuana, along the southern-most border of California. "Violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is widespread and common in Mexico," the advisory states, noting that the US government "has limited ability to provide emergency services" to US ci…
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Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape
Victor Pena, the Boston man convicted last week of kidnapping and raping a woman for three days, will spend the next several decades in prison. Judge Anthony Campo on Monday, Aug. 1, sentenced the 42-year-old man to 29-39 years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced. A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty on Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019. The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 sa…
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Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report
A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019, reports said. The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 said. Both sides wrapped up their cases in closing arguments around noon on Tuesday. The weeklong trial featured some graphic and unsettling testimony from Boston police detectives and the victim and a shocking reversal when Pena, 42, took the witness stand in his defense on Monday. …
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NH Man Gets Life In Prison For 'Gruesome' Murder Of NJ Woman In Massachusetts
A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the gruesome death of a New Jersey native in Massachusetts, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said. Julian Squires, 48, from Manchester, was found guilty on charges of murder and kidnapping for his role in the Nov. 3, 2015 killing of Ashley Bortner, 29, of Paulsboro, Cruz said in a release. "The murder of Miss Bortner was particularly gruesome and cruel," DA Cruz said. "I am pleased that the jury saw the facts of this case and found Julian Squires guilty for his role in this heinous crime." New Hamps…
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Man Wanted For Raping Ex-Girlfriend, Kidnapping Another Nabbed In Western Mass
A wanted fugitive accused of heinous crimes against two of his former girlfriends has finally been arrested in Hampden County. Neftali Marcial, age 24, was arrested at a home in Springfield Tuesday, April 26, after nearly three months on the run, Massachusetts State Police said. He’s accused of assaulting and raping an ex-girlfriend in February of this year, and locking another former girlfriend in his basement and abusing her for nearly two weeks, police said. Since then, state and local police had been on the hunt for Marcial, checking several different addresses of interest with no…
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Man Accused Of Invading CT Home Dressed In Amazon Uniform
A man accused of wearing a fake Amazon delivery uniform during a Connecticut home invasion has been arrested. The suspect turned himself in to police on Thursday, April 8 for the incident that took place on Monday, Jan. 10 in New Haven County at a home in Milford. Shane Gordon, age 25, address unknown, was arrested for the crime that took place at 494 Naugatuck Ave., when according to the resident, two men dressed in Amazon delivery uniforms and carrying a package, forced their way into the home when the homeowner opened the door, Milford Police said. See Earlier Story: Suspects Dres…
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Man, Teen Nabbed For Abduction, Assault Of Woman From CT Big Y Parking Lot
A Connecticut man and a teen have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping, carjacking, and brutal beating of a woman from a supermarket parking lot last year. On Tuesday, March 1, state police arrested Kenneth Gordon, age 20, of Hartford, and a 16-year-old boy following a five-month investigation into the events which took place at the Big Y parking lot in Marlborough on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2021. At the time of the crime, police said the 64-year-old woman was getting into her car with groceries when she was approached by two masked men who demanded money. When she resisted, the two, a…
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