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CHICAGO — In a shocking display of brutality, three men have been sentenced to federal prison terms for their roles in abducting a man in broad daylight and holding him for ransom in a Chicago auto body shop.
According to sources, ANTONIO SALGADO, OCTAVIO ALEJANDRE JR., and ARMANDO DELGADO planned to kidnap a man suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. However, their plan went awry after they realized they kidnapped the wrong man.
The victim, a relative of the intended target, was taken at gunpoint outside his suburban Chicago home and held captive for nearly two days in the auto body shop in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. He was blindfolded, held at gunpoint, and beaten, and the kidnappers demanded drugs or cash from another of his relatives.
What the kidnappers didn’t know was that several of their phones had been intercepted by federal authorities who were conducting an unrelated investigation. In a recorded call, Delgado told Salgado, “There is a little situation. It’s the wrong guy because it’s his brother . . . that we’re trying to get.” Salgado replied, “Let the guy go, but beat the [expletive] out of him.”
The victim was eventually released, and the three kidnappers pleaded guilty to a federal extortion charge. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood sentenced Salgado, 42, of Chicago, to ten and a half years in prison. On Dec. 3, 2024, Judge Wood sentenced Alejandre Jr., 41, of Chicago, to ten and a half years. On Nov. 26, 2024, Judge Wood sentenced Delgado, 44, of Chicago, to 14 years and seven months in prison.
Salgado, who failed to appear for court proceedings and became a fugitive for nearly eight months, was also charged in a separate criminal case with contempt of court. The sentences were announced by Morris Pasqual, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Douglas S. DePodesta, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the FBI, and Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Valuable assistance was provided by the Berwyn, Ill. Police Department and the Chicago Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kartik K. Raman and Erika L. Csicsila argued in the government’s sentencing memorandum, “There is perhaps nothing more serious than grabbing a person off the street at gunpoint, using force and intimidation and beatings to detain them. The kidnapping involved in this case was violent, involved guns and other implements, and resulted in the detention of a victim for over 24 hours.”
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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