Three people in Ohio have been arrested after being accused of their own form of vigilante justice when they caught a 13-year-old boy trying to steal one of their cars, then allegedly abducted the child at gunpoint and held him for ransom. Zackary Boyd, 21, Cece Prak, 20, and a third juvenile male were arrested and charged with first-degree felony kidnapping to hold for ransom, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
The identity of the juvenile suspect has not been released.
According to court records obtained by the Columbus Dispatch, the suspects on Thursday, Jan. 25 allegedly spotted the 13-year-old boy breaking into a Kia automobile owned by Prak. The car was parked out in front of an apartment complex in the 4100 block of Tarkton Square North, which is about 10 miles from Columbus, Ohio. The suspects reportedly all lived in the building.
Boyd and the juvenile suspect reportedly went outside armed and pointed guns at the boy, who was already inside the car, and then allegedly assaulted him, police said.