FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – Two Pelican Rapids men have been charged with kidnapping, burglary, and robbery.
Otter Tail County prosecutors say Alberto Ramirez, 28, Jose Blandon-Rivera, 22, were arrested last weekend for kidnapping a man and assaulting his roommate.
Pelican Rapids Police were called to a break-in at an apartment and found one victim had been assaulted. He said that while he was asleep, three or four men had entered his apartment. He said one man began punching him, while another pulled on his hooded sweatshirt and blocked his airway.
The man told police that he suspected he was attacked because his roommate had stolen a bottle of alcohol from a liquor store and the store had posted both men’s photos on its Facebook page. The complaint says the men took the bottle of liquor, a phone and left.
Through both victim’s descriptions, police identified Ramirez and Blandon-Rivera as the suspects.
Ramirez and Blandon-Rivera have been charged with kidnapping to facilitate a felony, first-degree burglary, first-degree aggravated robbery, and aiding and abetting kidnapping, burglary, and robbery.
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