Pair charged in date scheme tried to kill victim, police say

Two men look attempted execution charges aft constabulary said they lured a antheral nether the guise of a date, stabbed him and dumped him successful the desert.

Andres Cruz, 22, and Joaquin Carrasco, 42, are accused of kidnapping a antheral who thought helium was going connected a day with a pistillate helium met online, according to a constabulary study from the Metropolitan Police Department.

The unfortunate told constabulary that the pistillate helium met online, who has not yet been charged, asked him to bring her a pizza. When helium arrived astatine a location connected Sept. 4 to conscionable the woman, Cruz and Carrasco were lasting astatine the door. One of them held a weapon portion the brace “severely beat” the man, helium told police.

The unfortunate said his wrists were duct taped and the brace stole his wallet and slope cards, according to police. When they recovered nary wealth successful the victim’s accounts, they drove the antheral to a distant location, which constabulary redacted successful the report, and stabbed him twice.

The unfortunate identified the location wherever helium attempted to driblet disconnected the pizza and constabulary spoke to the homeowner. The proprietor told constabulary Cruz and Carrasco were the lone radical that lived successful that home.

Both men were charged Sept. 14 with conspiracy to perpetrate kidnapping and robbery, kidnapping resulting successful important bodily harm, robbery with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, extortion and 3 counts of battery.

They are being held connected $100,000 bail and are expected to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding Oct. 21.

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