A 17-year veteran detective from the Brooklyn Gang Unit has been suspended after a kidnapping victim was found in his garage. Police searched the detective’s Queens home on Friday and found the victim tied and gagged in the officer’s garage. The 25-year-old victim was taken off the street on July 26 and ransom of $75,000 was called in Read more below.
A 17-year veteran of the New York Police Department has been suspended without pay after a kidnapping victim was found tied up in his garage.
The New York Post reports Ondre Johnson, a detective with the Brooklyn north gang unit, was being questioned in connection with the incident and was forced to surrender his gun and badge.
A source tells the Post the 25-year-old victim was snatched off the street on July 26. The victim’s friends then got calls demanding $75,000 for the victim’s release.
The call was traced to Johnson’s home, MyFoxNY.com reports. When authorities arrived Friday afternoon, Johnson answered the door and identified himself as a detective with the NYPD.
Investigators then found the victim tied up in the garage.
Four men have been charged in the apparent kidnapping scheme, MyFoxNY.com reports. 30-year-old Hakeem Clark, who lives in the same building as Johnson, was charged with kidnapping and weapons possession along with 27-year-old Jason Hutson and 27-year-old James Gayle. 24-year-old Alfredo Haughton was charged with kidnapping.
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