St. Paul cartel kidnapping: 4th suspect now facing charges

The Brief

  • A fourth suspect is now facing charges related to a kidnapping in St. Paul.
  • Court documents indicate the kidnapping was related to the cartel.
  • The criminal complaint shows police used cell phone records to connect the latest suspect to the kidnapping.

(FOX 9) A fourth suspect is now facing charges connected to a kidnapping and beating in St. Paul that appears to be connected to a Mexican cartel.

SWAT response to kidnapping call

The backstory:

Three suspects were charged back on Jan. 7 after a tip about a possible kidnapping turned into a SWAT response along Payne Avenue in St. Paul, just steps away from the police department’s Eastern District Station.

Thirty-year-old Richar Sanchez Mujica, 48-year-old Erling Soren Holdahl, and 39-year-old Kendra Johnson were charged with kidnapping for ransom and kidnapping to commit great bodily harm or terrorize.

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