A man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old child and his mother in Rochester has been arrested by U.S. Marshals and is in the Monroe County Jail. Daniel Ponder, 24, was captured after a foot chase Saturday night that began on Wellington Avenue. He’s charged with second degree kidnapping, first degree burglary, second degree assault, plus […]
Two Rochester men have been arrested for kidnapping a woman over the weekend and threatening to kill her unless her boyfriend met their demands. Police say they learned on Saturday night about a possible kidnapping and of a woman being held for ransom. They contacted the boyfriend and then worked to identify the suspects and […]
A husband and wife are heading to jail for keeping a pregnant woman captive in a Rochester home last summer. In Court today, Joshua Mencel was sentenced to 16-years-to-life in prison, and Jilliane received 17 years behind bars plus 5 years post supervised release. In June and July last year the husband and wife kept […]
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