Two brothers are under arrest after they were accused of kidnapping a man in Falls Township on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were called to the unit block of Kennedy Drive in the Breeze Acres mobile home park off Lincoln Highway for the report of a disturbance around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday. Court papers say it was reported that a mobile home resident was abducted and forced into a gray minivan with a New Jersey license plate.
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While police were on the scene, they watched the minivan in the alleged kidnapping return to the mobile home complex. The man who was taken was found inside along with Michael Williams, 27 of Falls, and Gerarld Parker 22 of Trenton, who were both taken into custody, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
According to police, the brothers abducted the alleged victim the day after they confronted and assaulted him over items they believed he had stolen from them.
The alleged victim relayed to investigators that the brothers came to his mobile home and caused problems on Monday. Parker and Williams threatened others who lived in the mobile home and threw items outside of the structure, court papers say.
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“You don’t know who you are f**king with. We want our shit back or we are going to kill you,” one of the brothers allegedly threatened.
On Tuesday, the brothers came back and abducted the man they accused of stealing from them. Williams came into the residence without invitation, grabbed the man and threatened him with scissors and a knife with a four-inch blade, according to court papers.
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Parker drove to Trenton while Williams hit the abducted man with a closed fist several times, court papers say.
The alleged victim told police the minivan stopped near Trenton High School and others crowded in and threatened him.
“Let me cut off that ear. I need an ear,” one man allegedly said.
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Next, the brothers drove back to the mobile home park, court papers say.
A neighbor told investigators he saw the minivan at the house the day before the abduction and saw the resident get assaulted.
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Parker and Williams are both charged with kidnapping to inflict terror, conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, aggravated assault and 14 other offenses each. They were arraigned early Wednesday morning and sent to county jail on 10 percent of $250,000.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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