One of three men accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping; holding two females against their will; raping and assaulting them; and demanding ransom money; is due in an area courtroom next week.
According to a probable-cause statement, members of multiple law-enforcement agencies arrived at the scene of the reported kidnapping at the Super 8 Motel in Higginsville and arrested the three men on April 26.
According to online court documents, Luis Angel Sierra-Vallina, Alain Gaspar Camarillo-Linan and Jaciel Acdala Mendez-Morales have been charged in the case. All are being held on cash-only bond– $500,000 for Mendez-Morales and Sierra-Vallina and $750,000 for Camarillo-Linan– at the Lafayette County Jail.
Each defendant entered a plea of not guilty during hearings on April 30.
Sierra-Vallina’s preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3, at Lafayette County Circuit Court.