The second of three defendants has been found guilty for his role in an incident nearly three years ago in Lafayette County.

On April 26, 2018, officers with the Higginsville Police Department arrived at the scene of the reported kidnapping at the Super 8 Motel in Higginsville and arrested three men, who allegedly held two females against their will; raped and assaulted them; and demanded ransom money.

Jaciel Acdala Mendez-Morales, who is now 21 years old, is facing multiple felonies- including Class A Felonies for Kidnapping in the First Degree; Unclassified Felonies for Rape or Attempt; and Unclassified Felonies for Sodomy or Attempt. Mendez-Morales continues to be held on $500,000.

A jury trial in his case was scheduled to be held the week of March 29. No information about the outcome of those proceedings are available at this time.

On March 31, a jury found 25-year-old Alain Camarillo-Linan guilty of two counts of a Class A Felony for Kidnapping in the First Degree; a Class D Felony for Rape in the Second Degree; two counts of an Unclassified Felony for Sodomy or Attempt; and an Unclassified Felony for Rape or Attempt. Bond is set at $1.5 million.

On March 22, 24-year-old Luis Angel Sierra-Vallina pleaded guilty to two Class C Felonies for Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.

A Sentencing Hearing for both Sierra-Vallina and Camarillo-Linan is scheduled for 3 p.m., May 17.