Kansas City Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Kidnapping Conspiracy Role
A Kansas City, Mo., man, Marco A. Sosa-Perea, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the victim's murder. The conspiracy involved co-defendants Jonathan M. Bravo-Lopez and Juan D. Osorio, who were found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping resulting in death. Evidence introduced during the trial showed that the defendants conspired to kidnap Cristian Escutia, transported him across state lines, and fatally shot him on April 3, 2017.
Key Takeaways:
- Marco A. Sosa-Perea was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the victim's murder.
- Co-defendants Jonathan M. Bravo-Lopez and Juan D. Osorio were found guilty of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and kidnapping resulting in death.
- The conspiracy involved the kidnapping and murder of Cristian Escutia, who was lured into their plan by being offered $300 of marijuana.
- Evidence introduced during the trial included video surveillance footage of the kidnapping and eyewitness testimony from the defendants' accomplices.
- Sosa-Perea's girlfriend's car, a Chrysler Pacifica, was used in the kidnapping and was found with evidence of the crime.
- Bravo-Lopez and Osorio were in possession of a firearm, with Osorio also found guilty of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
- Bravo-Lopez was also found guilty of illegally reentering the United States after having been deported in 2016.
- The kidnapping and murder occurred on April 3, 2017, in Kansas City, Kan.
- The case was investigated by the FBI, the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, and the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department.
Sources:
- United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark
- Kansas City, Mo., Police Department
- Kansas City, Kan., Police Department
- FBI