A Monroe County Court jury has found 30-year-old Joshua Mencel guilty on two charges of first degree kidnapping, plus coercion, unlawful imprisonment and assault.
All were connected to the abduction of a pregnant Rochester woman last summer. She was held in a house on Santee Street by Mencel, his wife Jillianne Mencel and William Geer. The woman was pregnant with Geer’s child. Geer and Jillianne Mencel are also facing numerous charges.
Joshua Mencel will be sentenced May 31st. He could get life in prison.