Miguel Alejandro Pastran Hernandez plead guilty, faces life in prison after forcing driver to drive to Florida, kidnap social media influencer.
Miguel Alejandro Pastran Hernandez forced the driver to go to Florida to allegedly kidnap a social media influencer for ransomA man is facing life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping a rideshare diver at gunpoint, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in southern Florida.
According to the attorney's office, the driver offered Pastran their belongings and the vehicle. Pastran responded by threatening to tie the driver up and hold him in the back seat.Pastran then ordered the driver to drive to Florida. The attorney's office said during the drive, Pastran used a mobile app to see where police were located and instructed the driver to avoid those areas. The driver said Pastran claimed he had additional weapons inside his luggage.
On Aug 18., the pair arrived at a residential home in Miami Beach, Florida. Pastran told the driver he intended to kidnap the resident, a social media influencer, in exchange for a $3,000,000 ransom from the family.Frisco's Universal Kids Resort hotel design gets city approval, despite 10-year-old's objection
When officers arrived at the store, Pastran fled on foot. Officers later located and detained him at a park in Hollywood, Florida. The attorney's office said during a search of his person, they found the driver's handgun with a bullet in the chamber.
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