Police charge 6 with kidnapping 2 University of Rochester students They got us out of the house, got me into an ambulance and off to the hospital.". "At this point, my body was broken down and I didn't know how much longer I could go on," he said. Leah Gigliotti:Two counts of first-degree gang assault. Copy Link Copy Link Summary; 2 former friends, football players, and frat brothers, get kidnapped, assaulted, and help captive for 40 hours. "At that point I got up, trying to run for the exit,"Nicholas Kollias, now 22, testified Thursday about the attack that precipitated the hours of torture he and classmate,AniOkekeEwo, were subjected to over a December 2015 weekend. But this Friday night out would be like no other. ", "At first I was kind of scared because there was more individuals just covered in body armor and these huge guns, I was just terrified," said Nicholas. The torture that went on is almost indescribable.. "The cellphone video was clearly, in my opinion, the most essential piece of evidence and perhaps yes, also the most damning as well," said Schwartz. They were instead held against their will, beaten, shot and sexually assaulted over the course of 40 hours. The studentsapparently were victims of mistaken identity,targeted by six or more suspectsand abducted on Dec. 5, asretribution for a drug-related robbery in which neither was involved. Outside, a SWAT team sets explosive charges on two doors and breaches them. Being abducted and abused has to be one of the worst things one could encounter in life, something you cant even wish for a foe. As Christine and I got ready for this trial, it was harder to figure out what we weren't going to use than it was to figure out what we were going to use. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. David Alcaraz-Ubiles:First-degreecriminal use of a firearm, third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. So they told the girls to go get the football players who ripped them off. Six arraigned in kidnapping of college students | News 2 NY Students Who Were Abducted, Held Hostage Found By Authorities Nicholas Kollias has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the nine kidnappers. Now in the bedroom with Ani, surviving is what Nicholas is desperately trying to do. Growing up in an upscale suburb of Chicago, Nicholas Kollias was the all-American high school kid. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. He may have made it there, but he wasn't home free. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Neither victim hadbeen heard from publiclyuntil Kollias testified in court. A SWAT team rescuedKollias and Ewo that Sunday night from a home some four miles from the Rochester college campus. For 40 hours, Nicholas Kollias and Ani Okeke Ewo were tied up in a bedroom in the house at 22 Harvest Street in Rochester. I was thinking about my family, parents, and God. On December 4, 2015, Ani and Kollias were hanging out with their friends from the football team, when they were approached by a lady Samantha Hughes, who tried to friend the two players on Facebook earlier in the week. , updated Lydell Strickland, 26, Dennis Perez, 23, and Leah Gigliotti, 20, all of Rochester, and Samantha Hughes, 19, of Pittsford, are charged with first-degree kidnapping, while Inalia Rolldan, 19, and Ruth Lora, 19, both of Rochester, face charges of second-degree kidnapping, a Rochester Police spokeswoman tells PEOPLE.
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