A jury trial has been scheduled for three suspects accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping, nearly three years ago.
A release from the Higginsville Police Department says on April 26, 2018, authorities arrived at the scene of the reported kidnapping at the Super 8 Motel in Higginsville and arrested the three men, who allegedly held two females against their will; raped and assaulted them; and demanded ransom money.
Jaciel Acdala Mendez-Morales, who is now 21 years old, 25-year-old Alain Gaspar Camarillo-Linan and 24-year-old Luis Angel Sierra-Vallina have been charged with multiple felonies- including Class A Felonies for Kidnapping in the First Degree; Unclassified Felonies for Rape or Attempt; and Unclassified Felonies for Sodomy or Attempt. Mendez-Morales and Sierra-Vallina are being held on $500,000 and Camarillo-Linan on $750,000 cash-only bond at the Lafayette County Jail.
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A Higginsville man is facing several charges including a couple of felonies following an incident on Thursday, December 10.
According to a statement from the Higginsville Police Department, an officer was dispatched to a residence at 104 W. Fairground Avenue in response to a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived they were advised that 29-year-old Kevin Lewallen had kicked in the back door to the residence. According to witnesses after entering the home, Lewallen attempted to forcefully remove his four month old child from a bouncy chair. Witnesses claim that Lewallen had a bottle of alcohol in his hand and appeared to be intoxicated. When the calling party attempted to stop Lewallen he smacked them in the face and exited the home with the child and the alcohol. Lewallen then aggressively placed the child into the front passenger seat of the vehicle, without a carseat and sped off to an unknown location.