Court proceedings for two of three men accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping; holding two females against their will; raping and assaulting them; and demanding ransom money last year are scheduled for this 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 is due for a plea/trial-setting hearing and Alain Gaspar Camarillo-Linan has a case review scheduled at 9 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, at Lafayette County Circuit Court.
Jaciel Acdala Mendez-Morales also has 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 pleaded not guilty on April 30.