From ABC7 New York · · 1m 10s
3 charged in violent kidnapping of attorney
Three men charged with kidnapping an out-of-town attorney outside NYC strip club.
In brief
Three men charged with kidnapping an out-of-town attorney outside NYC strip club. Three men charged with violent kidnapping of attorney outside Rick's Cabaret in Manhattan. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.
Three men charged
Three men have been charged in connection with the violent kidnapping and robbery of an out-of-town attorney.
Attorney lured outside club
The victim was lured into a vehicle outside Rick's Cabaret on West 33rd Street by offering a ride to his hotel.
Defendants restrained and driven
Once inside, the victim was restrained and driven from Manhattan through the Lincoln Tunnel into New Jersey.
Victim assaulted and abandoned
Federal prosecutors said the defendants demanded the victim's watch and iPhone and assaulted him with hands and a sharp object before abandoning him in West Orange, New Jersey.
Victim injuries and hospitalization
The victim suffered multiple facial fractures, a finger laceration requiring stitches and bruising, and was hospitalized for three days.
Charges and maximum sentences
Each defendant is charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping, with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The short version
Three men charged with violent kidnapping of attorney outside Rick's Cabaret in Manhattan.
