Four Texas Teens Charged with Kidnapping and Torturing Classmate

Four 17-year-old Texas teens were arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon.

“The victim left the high school — about 15 miles from Downtown Austin — with three suspects on Feb”

New York Post

The victim was lured into a car and subjected to an hours-long ordeal including being held at gunpoint, duct-taped, beaten, forced to drink alcohol, and burned.

New York Post

The suspects threatened to kill him and harm his family if he went to the police.

After being released, the victim immediately reported the assault to authorities.

Police confirmed his injuries matched his account.

Some suspects admitted to planning the attack for days, and one recorded the ordeal on a phone.

The attack has left students and the community deeply shaken.

A student said it was insane, especially at their school.

The Times of India

The Del Valle ISD described the suspects as former students.

If convicted, the teens could face 5 to 99 years in prison.

All four suspects face first-degree felony charges.

“Four Texas teenagers have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a former high school classmate over a dispute involving one of the suspects’ girlfriends”

The Times of India

Lemus-Perez is also charged with organized criminal activity.

The assault was recorded on a phone.

Some suspects admitted they had been plotting the attack for days.

The victim was targeted for talking to one of the suspect’s girlfriends.