Kidnapping

Two members of a Portland-based drug ring recorded themselves on a cell phone practicing the kidnapping of a storage facility manager, then filmed the actual crime.

Gabriel Vertiz, 39, of DeLand, Florida, is accused of abusing two underage girls who are both "known and familiar" to him.

The driver said he feared for his life when he was threatened with a gun after realizing the man in his vehicle wasn't the one who had booked the ride.

Authorities said Shane Cooper, 31, was taken into custody after officers found the Toyota Rav 4 in traffic on the Cross Bronx Expressway in New York City.

Trevion Shields, 20, of Houston, was apprehended by the Harris County Constable's Office Precinct One on November 8 and charged with aggravated kidnapping.

A Las Vegas woman was allegedly kidnapped, taken across state lines, beaten and sexually assaulted, then left in the desert to die by a father and daughter duo.

Louisa County police believe Hicks was taken by 33-year old white male Bruce Lynch, who may be armed with a 9-millimeter handgun.

Jordan Trujillo, 28, and Megan Osborne, 38, were arrested after police responded to an apartment in the 1100 block of North West End Avenue in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Fleury used social media handles of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz and serial killer Ted Bundy to deliver 301 messages over three weeks last December.

Justin Jackson, accused of rape and kidnapping, was released from Fulton County Jail today because of a computer error. Prisoners being set free early happens more than you would think.

Police investigating the kidnapping of Darrel Moll determined he had tied himself up and sent "demands" to his wife.

Brian David Mitchell was sentenced to two life terms in prison for abducting, threatening and sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart over a nine-month period.

Eric Glaze, 41, was detained by deputies from the East Cleveland Police Department yesterday after the woman fled from his Glenmont Road home in a vehicle shortly before 10 a.m.

The ordeal—which lasted more than two weeks for the victims—came to an end on July 14 as seven people linked to the gang were arrested. Victims included two cryptocurrency traders, police said.

"It could have been so much worse. It could've been deadly," said a second female victim who was bound at the hands and legs by the suspect, identified as Ricky Lee Tisdale, 37.

The suspect, who has since turned herself in, was recorded on video.

Robert Brandel, 60, was detained Wednesday for falsely reporting an incident and running a scheme to defraud.

Suspect Louis D. Coleman III was arrested on Interstate 95 in Delaware on Thursday evening.

The New Aryan Empire started as a prison gang in the 1990s. It now has approximately 5,000 members.

The suspect said $130 would have to be placed in a mailbox or his life would be at risk.

Christopher Davila initially claimed his 8-month-old son had been kidnapped inside his car from a San Antonio gas station.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said Jayme Closs was the only target.

The kidnapper ordered Chinese food during the kidnapping.

Thomas Williams, 36, who was serving a bit for a drug-dealing conviction, was given his walking papers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, only to return to the big house within minutes of tasting freedom.

The kidnappers said they will not release the students until they have achieved their separatist goals.

He will be sentenced in February.

"No one – man or woman – should fear such an attack when they simply hire a car service."

As the country battles record homicide rates, it remains unclear who was behind the disappearance of 43 students in 2014.

Barzee will be released on September 19.

One of the victims is believed to be between four and six years old.