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Four Texas teens arrested for allegedly kidnapping former high school classmate, torturing him over girlfriend dispute: ‘Everyone’s pretty spooked’

Nypost · · 485 words · By Richard Pollina
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Four Texas teens arrested for allegedly kidnapping former high school classmate, torturing him over girlfriend dispute: ‘Everyone’s pretty spooked’ Four Texas teens allegedly kidnapped their former classmate at gunpoint and tortured him after a dispute over…

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What happened

Four Texas teens arrested for allegedly kidnapping former high school classmate, torturing him over girlfriend dispute: ‘Everyone’s pretty spooked’ Four Texas teens allegedly kidnapped their former classmate at gunpoint and tortured him after a dispute over…

Why it matters

Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda, all 17, were charged with aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon after they allegedly targeted a student at Del Valle High School in February,…

Common ground

The victim left the high school — about 15 miles from Downtown Austin — with three suspects on Feb.

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Claim 1: “The four teenagers face sentences ranging from five to 99 years in prison if found guilty.”
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Claim 2: “The Del Valle Independent School District stated the suspects are not currently enrolled in the district.”
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Claim 3: “Angel Lemus-Perez is facing an additional charge of engaging in organized criminal activity.”
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Claim 4: “Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda, all 17, were charged with aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon.”
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Wikipedia entries reference unrelated topics (Venezuelans, Honduras, El Salvador) and do not mention the named individuals or charges.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Famous or notable Venezuelans include:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who has served as the 81st president of El Salvador since 2019. In 1999, Bukele established an advertising com…
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Claim 5: “The victim’s injuries were consistent with his account of the attack, including heavy bruising on his back, chest, and legs.”
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Claim 6: “The suspects allegedly threatened to kill the victim and harm his family if he went to the police.”
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Claim 7: “The suspects allegedly held a gun to the victim’s head, bound his hands, feet, and mouth with duct tape.”
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Claim 8: “The incident allegedly occurred at Del Valle High School in February.”
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Wikipedia mentions Del Valle High School locations but provides no information about incidents in February.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Valle may refer to: Del Valle (surname)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Valle High School can refer to: Del Valle High School (El Paso, Texas) Del Valle High School (Travis County, Texas)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Del Valle High School is a public high school located in the Del Valle community in unincorporated Travis County, Texas, United States and is part of the Del Valle Independent School District. The hig…
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Claim 9: “Some suspects allegedly admitted to police they had been plotting the attack for days, and one allegedly recorded the ordeal on their phone.”
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Claim 10: “The Del Valle Independent School District is aware of the off-campus incident that led to the arrests.”
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Claim 11: “The suspects allegedly forced the victim to drink alcohol before beating him with aluminum bats, a walking cane, and a belt.”
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Claim 12: “Four Texas teens were arrested for allegedly kidnapping former high school classmate, torturing him over a girlfriend dispute.”
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Claim 13: “The victim went straight to the authorities to report the attack after being released.”
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Claim 14: “The victim was lured to a nearby farm on Feb. 19, where a fourth suspect was waiting in a garage.”
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Wikipedia entries about February, 2017, and the February Revolution are unrelated to the specific incident described.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years and 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. February is the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February Revolution (Russian: Февральская революция), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution, and sometimes as the March Revolution, was the first of two re…
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