Maurice Cottman, Kidnapping, New Jersey 2022

A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a kidnapping in Paterson, New Jersey.

Maurice Cottman, 42, pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping in U.S. District Court in Newark.

On October 8, 2020, Cottman and his conspirator, Reginald Law, entered a retail store in Paterson and assaulted the victim, who was working in the store.

Cottman and Law dragged the victim from the store, threw him into the back of a U-Haul truck, and drove to New York.

Cottman and Law pistol-whipped the victim in the head and face.

Later that morning, Cottman called the victim’s family, told them that he had the victim, and demanded amounts as high as $200,000 for his return.

Cottman was sentenced to 180 months in prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler.

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger credited the FBI with the investigation leading to Cottman’s sentencing.

The charges against Reginald Law remain pending.

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