Lions star Terrion Arnold was linked to a kidnapping and robbery that was allegedly retaliation after Arnold was a robbery victim himself
Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was mentioned in a court order related to an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping in Florida, according to documents viewed by Us Weekly. WVTV Fox 13 Tampa Bay was first to report on Arnold’s potential involvement in the case.
Arnold, 22, is mentioned on the first page of an order granting the state of Florida’s motion to hold 23-year-old Boakai Eugene Hilton without bond. Hilton is charged with three counts of kidnapping to harm or terrorize and three counts of robbery with a firearm. Each count carries a potential life sentence and he has pleaded not guilty. Hilton is accused of planning the kidnapping and robbery of three individuals — Arnold’s private driver, Yan Lopez, as well as Lopez’s friends Daniel Tenesaca and Soljah Anderson — while traveling with Arnold. The plot was allegedly in retaliation for property they claim to have been stolen from an AirBnb that Arnold rented. Arnold claimed $100,000 in cash, an $80,000 necklace, designer bags and an NFL-issued cellphone were all stolen. “Arnold and his friends decided to take matters into their own hands,” Judge J. Logan Murphy wrote in the court order. “Rather than allowing law enforcement to investigate and retrieve the stolen property, the co-defendants sought vigilante justice by kidnapping the victims for over an hour, interrogating them, beating them, and threatening them with a gun barrel in the mouth.” In addition to Hilton, Lyndell Hudson and Christion Williams were also arrested in connection with the incident and have pleaded not guilty to all charges. Hudson, 25, and Williams, 24, are the individuals accused of confronting the alleged victims with a rifle and handgun.“One of the co-defendants stuck the barrel of his firearm into Lopez’s mouth, demanding he return the stolen property and Arnold’s phone,” Murphy wrote. “Before the victims left, the co-defendants took their phones and wallets. This was all done ostensibly to get to admit that they stole the property from the AirBNB, which they never do. Indeed, there is no evidence that any of the victims are involved in the theft.” “Given the consistent accounts from the three victims and the two text message chains introduced into evidence, the weight of the evidence against Hilton is overwhelming,” Murphy continued. “Because the evidence shows that he knows the victims and that others who have not been arrested were likely involved in the plot, the risk of harm and intimidation to the victims and any witnesses is high, and I find there is a significant probability that they would encounter harm if Hilton is granted pretrial release.”A spokesperson for the Largo Police Department also told the outlet that Arnold reported the original burglaries at 10 p.m. on February 3. Just hours later, the alleged kidnapping of Tenesaca, Anderson and Lopez occurred. Court records show that Arnold’s girlfriend, Arianna Del Valle, asked Jasmine Randazzo to “act as bait” in luring Tenasaca to her apartment after he expressed romantic interest in her. There appeared to be an understanding that Arnold and his friends would pay Randazzo, 19, in return. Del Valle, 18, and Randazzo were also arrested and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. They also pleaded not guilty to all charges and The Athletic reports they are still in jail.
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