9 Charged In Kidnapping, Victim Was Brought To Clinton Outlets: Police

CLINTON, CT — A man was hospitalized after police said he was kidnapped in New York and brought to Clinton by nine people, who were arrested in connection with the incident, on Monday night.

Police responded around 10:35 p.m. on March 4 to a reported noise complaint in the parking lot of the Clinton Outlets at 20 Killingworth Turnpike. The caller reported a loud group of people in the parking lot creating a disturbance after the outlets had closed for the evening, according to police.

Arriving officers found seven adult men and three juveniles in the parking lot. One of the men, who was later identified as the victim, told police that he had been kidnapped in New Rochelle, New York after being threatened with a gun and brought to Clinton by the other nine people at the scene, according to police.

“A police K-9 was requested to respond to assist with the search for evidence on scene,” police wrote in a news release. “The police K-9 helped locate a black facsimile firearm which very closely resembled a real firearm in the woods next to where the individuals were standing. Also located on scene was a baseball bat, police-issued pepper spray, and ski masks.”

Police said six adults were arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, illegal use of a facsimile firearm, first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree robbery, third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, conspiracy to commit first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, conspiracy to commit illegal use of a facsimile firearm, conspiracy to commit first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, and risk of injury to a child. They were held in lieu of a $250,000 bond.

The three juveniles were arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, illegal use of a facsimile firearm, first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree robbery, third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, conspiracy to commit first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, conspiracy to commit illegal use of a facsimile firearm, conspiracy to commit first-degree unlawful restraint, first-degree robbery, conspiracy to commit third-degree assault, and second-degree threatening. They were all remanded to the custody of the Bridgeport Juvenile Detention Center, according to police.

Police said everyone arrested was from New York, except for one man from Stamford.

The victim was taken to the hospital for his injuries, according to police.

“The kidnapping appears to have been a targeted and isolated incident with the victim being known to the offenders,” Sgt. Spencer Mangs said in an email. “There is no ongoing threat to the public.”