Three New Jersey men are facing life in prison for violently kidnapping a man and trying to extort him out of $150,000, according to authorities.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Lesly Valentin, Aasim Boone and Jarrett Bruce
abducted the victim at gunpoint outside of his Queens apartment in 2022.
Authorities say the group then drove him to New Jersey, where they tortured, beat and burned him for hours before letting him go.
One of the suspects allegedly threatened the victim with more violence if he refused to give them the cash and 50 pounds of marijuana days later.