Crime & Safety
4 Who Tortured Student from Northbrook in New York Sentenced
Majority of group accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two Rochester University students from Illinois to get prison time.
Four of the people charged with kidnapping and torturing a college student from Northbrook in New York last winter have been sentenced to prison.
According to a Chicago Tribune report, Lydell Strickland was sentenced to 25 years to life, David Alcaraz-Ubiles to 15 years to run consecutively with another 15-year sentence he’s serving and Inalia Rolldan and Ruth Lora to seven years in prison and five years of post-release supervision.
The four were accused of taking part in the kidnapping of two students at Rochester University, both from Illinois, in December 2015. One victim is from Northbrook and the other from Aurora. They were rescued after 36 hours of being held against their will. A SWAT team rescued the pair, one of whom was reported to have suffered from a gunshot wound to his leg.
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Previous reports indicate the victims were also beaten and sexually assaulted at a house in Rochester, New York. It was a case of mistaken identity, with the students being targeted for retribution of a drug related robbery.
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Others charged in connection with the incident accepted plea deals.
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