Man Indicted for Bloody Kidnapping in NY Arrested in Utah Now Detained in SDNY

Man Indicted for Bloody Kidnapping in NY Arrested in Utah Now Detained in SDNY by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 4 –   A man indicted mid-September in federal court in Manhattan for kidnapping was arrested on the warrant in Utah on September 29, and brought to New York.   On November 4 he was presented in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court, which Inner City Press closely covers.    He indicated that he had been driving back to New York from California, apparently to turn himself in, when police stopped his car in Utah and arrested him.    After a bail argument, he was ordered detained as a danger to the community. Inner City Press will be following this SDNY case. From DOJ: he "lured the Victim from outside a club in Midtown Manhattan into a car they occupied, under the false pretense that they would give the Victim a ride to his hotel. After the Victim entered the car, the defendants restrained him and transported him from Manhattan, through the Lincoln Tunnel, and into New Jersey. During the abduction, the defendants demanded the Victim’s watch and iPhone and assaulted him by striking him with their hands and a sharp object. The defendants ultimately transported the Victim to West Orange, New Jersey, where they abandoned him." The case is USA v. Amanuel, et al., 1:26-cr-428 (Koeltl / Moses) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com