TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the beating and kidnapping of a victim from a Tallahassee Hardee's.
Andre Lamar Jackson, 31, was booked into the Leon County Detention Center on Tuesday, according to court documents and the sheriff's office website. No bond amount was listed.
Jackson's arrest follows a Jan. 10, 2019, incident at the Hardee's restaurant in the 5800 block of North Monroe Street.
Court documents indicate the victim, a man, was beaten and kidnapped because the suspects believed he had broken into their house and stolen their sneakers.
Previously arrested in the incident are Javen Whitehead, 28, and Andrew Madry, 34.
Third man wanted for kidnapping at local Hardee's
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A third suspect is wanted for his connection to the beating and kidnapping of a victim from a Tallahassee Hardee's last week.
The Leon County Sheriff's Office said 31-year-old Andre Jackson is wanted for his connection to the kidnapping in the 5800 block of N. Monroe Street on Jan. 10.
If you know, him or have any information, please call the Leon County Sheriff's Office at (850) 606-3300, or to remain anonymous, please call Big Bend Crime Stoppers at (850) 574-TIPS (8477).
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A second man has been arrested for the beating and kidnapping of a victim from a Tallahassee Hardee's last week.
The Leon County Sheriff's Office says that Tuesday night, 34-year-old Andrew Madry was arrested by the Clearwater Police Department and booked into the Pinellas County Jail.
LCSO detectives obtained warrants for his arrest following the kidnapping incident at the Hardee's restaurant in the 5800 block of North Monroe Street.
Madry will be extradited to Leon County after the disposition of the new charges in Pinellas County.
If you have additional information in this investigation, you are asked to contact the Leon County Sheriff’s Office at 850-606-3300.
Documents: Men assaulted, kidnapped victim from Hardee's over alleged stolen shoes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Newly released documents reveal that a man was beaten and kidnapped from a Tallahassee Hardee's last week because the suspects believed he had broke into their house and stole their sneakers.
Javen Whitehead, 28, has been arrested for the kidnapping, which occurred on Jan. 10, near the Hardee's restaurant on North Monroe Street. Authorities are seeking two other suspects and say everyone involved knows each other.
According to court documents, the victim said he was working at the Publix in the 5800 block of North Monroe street when he overhead some familiar voices asking another employee where he was.
The victim told investigators that the men were mad at him because they believed the victim broke into their home and stole several pair of sneakers. He told investigators that he got the sneakers from a friend earlier that day and didn't know they were stolen.
Afraid, documents say the victim ran out of the store, the two men chasing him while a third ran off to get a car to chase the victim. As the victim ran toward the nearby Hardee's restaurant, he was grabbed by one of the men who began hitting him in the face.
The other suspect, identified as Whitehead, also began beating up the victim. Documents say the third suspect then pulled up in a stolen Jeep, shoving the victim into the back seat.
The car then exited the parking lot and left the scene.
While sitting in the back sear, the victim told investigators that he saw a semi-automatic pistol sticking out of the waistband of one suspect. The victim said he felt they could have easily killed him, and they threatened to "hide" him several times.
"Hide," the victim explained after the investigator asked him, meant that a person could be killed and their body disposed of in a hidden location.
The victim also said that at least one of the suspects is a gang member, which investigators verified by pulling a criminal history, according to court documents.
Because the victim had the shoes at his home in Quincy, the victim said he told the suspects that he would take them to his street to get the shoes and return them to their owner.
They then drove the victim to his street in Quincy and let him out of the Jeep to get the shoes. The victim said he got the shoes, returned to the street, left the shoes by the street and called the suspects, telling them the shoes were there. Documents say the suspects left with the shoes and didn't return.
Documents say the victim had several scrapes on his limbs and his face and hands were bleeding, which was consistent with the account he gave.
Based on the evidence, investigators issued warrants for Whitehead's and the two other suspects' arrests. So far, Whitehead is he only one who's been taken into custody.
He has been charged with battery and kidnapping.
LCSO arrests one in attempted kidnapping at local Hardee's, two other suspects at-large
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - The Leon County Sheriff's Office has arrested one in connection to an attempted kidnapping at a Hardee's restaurant on North Monroe Street.
Monday morning members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested 28-year-old Javen Whitehead.
LCSO obtained warrants for Whitehead’s arrest as a result of their investigation into the kidnapping incident in the 5800 block of North Monroe Street on Jan. 10.
LCSO is still attempting to locate two other suspects in that investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the Leon County Sheriff’s Office at 850-606-3300.
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - Leon County deputies are searching for three men who jumped and kidnapped a victim from Hardee's restaurant on North Monroe Street.
About 5 p.m. on Thursday, the Consolidated Dispatch Agency received a call about three men chasing another man out of the Publix store in the 5800 block of North Monroe Street.
As deputies were responding, they received information that the males were fighting outside of the nearby Hardee's nearby.
Before deputies arrived on scene, the three men forced a fourth man into a car and drove off with him. While investigating the incident, LCSO detectives successfully contacted the victim, a 29-year-old man, who had escaped the suspects.
The man was taken to a local hospital to be checked out for minor injuries and then released.
Through the investigation, it was determined the incident stemmed from a previous encounter and learned everyone involved knows each other.
LCSO has identified suspects in the investigation and are actively attempting to locate them.
If anyone has additional information in this investigation, please contact the Leon County Sheriff’s Office at 850-606-3300.
LCSO investigating kidnapping at local Hardee's restaurant
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) - The Leon County Sheriff's Office is investigating a kidnapping that took place at a Hardee's restaurant on North Monroe Street.
Deputies are still investigating the incident, but the victim has been found and is safe.
LCSO said there is no threat to the public.
This is a developing story .
