FBI Arrests Suspect Wanted For Kidnapping Georgetown Student

GEORGETOWN, DC — The man accused of kidnapping a Georgetown University student and forcing him to try to withdraw cash at multiple ATMs was caught over 3,000 miles away in Seattle on Friday, according to reports.

The FBI found Paolo Aldorasi, 34, in Seattle by using surveillance video, car rental records, his Facebook page and data from license plate readers, NBC Washington reports.

Aldorasi, who is originally from Italy but lives in London, faces a federal kidnapping charge and a maximum sentence of life in prison for the January 26 incident.

Police say Aldorasi allegedly approached the Georgetown student — who is Korean and speaks limited English — in the 3400 block of O Street NW, asked him where Dulles airport was and forced him into a vehicle.

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"The suspect made several attempts to force the victim to withdraw money from an automated teller machines (ATM) and make large purchases at retail locations, both in the District of Columbia and Maryland," according to a report from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Reports say Aldorasi allegedly asked the student for $2,800. The student took out his wallet, but once Aldorasi saw his debit card he began to drive him to banks.

Aldorasi drove the student to three different ATMs in Georgetown; the Cartier store in Chevy Chase; an ATM in the Tenleytown neighborhood of DC; and a Best Buy store in Tenleytown.

The student tried to take out money multiple times, but the transactions didn't go through. Aldorasi tried to get the student to buy a $6,300 bracelet at Cartier, and his card was declined again. The same incident happened at the Best Buy, when the student tried to buy cellphones that totaled $846.

The man didn't get any money from the Georgetown student, although he held him for two hours, officials said.

Aldorasi appeared in federal court in Washington state Monday, and was then ordered to be held until a March 2 hearing.

Read the full NBC article here.

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