Pharr man faces sentencing for 2021 kidnapping, attempted ransom
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 26-year-old Pharr man has admitted to unlawfully detaining a 19-year-old Alamo man to force a ransom to be paid for his s...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 26-year-old Pharr man has admitted to unlawfully detaining a 19-year-old Alamo man to force a ransom to be paid for his safe return, according to a release from the U.S. Attorneys Office Southern District of Texas. On June 23, 2021, Gonzalez lured the victim into Mexico with a potential job opportunity. He then picked the victim up once he crossed into Mexico on foot and brought him a house located in Reynosa, Mexico. Gonzalez and several co-conspirators then beat and restrained the victim.