Miami man arrested in Haiti for allegedly supplying gun in attempted kidnapping
BY ONZ CHÉRY
OCT. 18, 2021
A Miami man was arrested in Port-au-Prince after admitting that his gun was used in a kidnapping attempt, the Haitian National Police said via Twitter Sunday.
Dorleus Jonas, 59, is the former owner of J.D. Moving Services, a defunct business not active since 2018, according Inter Credit Report.
The kidnapping Jonas allegedly assisted with took place on Rue Germain in Sarthe. When the police arrived, the bandits fled, leaving behind an uzi firearm. Justice of the peace Erick Dorsainvil ordered Jonas’s arrest after the Floridian admitted that the weapon was his, the police said.
It is unclear whether Jonas took part in the attempted kidnapping nor how the police found him.
Kidnapping cases have been on the rise in Port-au-Prince and its surrounding areas in recent weeks. On Saturday, 17 missionaries, 16 Americans and one Canadian, were kidnapped in Croix-des-Bouquets, a commune eight miles northeast of Port-au-Prince.
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