Four men all under 20-years-old were charged for their involvement in a carjacking run that would kidnap, threaten, and steal cars from rideshare drivers.
Ke’Shaun Johnson, 19, Lorenzo Jackson, 18, Brian Dorsey, 19, and Kenneth Kelley, 18, were all charged for their involvement in a ring that would rob ride share drivers and make them drain their bank accounts.Court documents say the men would abduct the drivers, threaten them with a gun, and then steal their car.Johnson is charged with four counts of Aggravated kidnapping and 4 counts of Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. His total bond was set to $800,000 for four of the charges.
Jackson was charged with three counts of Aggravated Kidnapping and three counts of Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. His total bond was set to $900,000. Dorsey was charged with two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping and two counts of Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon. There has been no bond amount set for him yet.
Kelley was charged with three counts of Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon, two counts of Aggravated Kidnapping, one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault, and one Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. His bond total was set to $730,000.
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