Three men in Florida were sentenced to torture the competing with the hot sauce for 18 hours

Three accused defendants in Florida are heading to prison after they kidnapped a drug competitor and displayed it for about 20 hours using the hot sauce, according to federal public prosecutors.

Mario Espino, 25, has organized the 18 -hour kidnapping and torture of Jadiel Legger, a former alleged partner in the crime. The accident occurred in 2013 in Tamba, according to Miami Herald a report.

According to court records, Espino felt frustrated because “drug work was cut off in Gadiel Leger” and “was drawn for kidnapping [him] He takes over his drugs. ”

Espino attracted to Tampa with a promise that he would pay old drug debts, according to the prosecutors. As soon as he arrived in Lieg to Tamba, the defendants were kidnapped in Espino, Jacob James Dhaif, 24, and Joy Lawrence Eugene Young, 25, to drag and hold him in a ransom.

The men contacted the alleged “kartel drug sources” for Lieger and demanded “10 kilograms of fentanel” to secure his release, according to public prosecutors.

And the American Prosecutor David B. Sullivan in the referee’s note in Espino: “While Lisji was a detainee, Espino and Young tortured by pouring the hot sauce in the eyes of Lehjar and Hero.”

According to Sullivan, the guest did not participate directly in torture, but he was present when he was happening.

“While the guest hit Jadiel to bodly drag my bodily, the guest did not pour the hot sauce on Litji as he did Espino and Young.”

Leger was eventually rescued on October 11, 2023, when it was found by the UNDAD agents in the United States and the Sharif Basco office in the back seat of a car abandoned by the defendants when the authorities arrived.

Law enforcement officers found Leger with a pillow covering his head and wrist.

Espino was sentenced to 22 years in prison and six months. The guest was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and Young was sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to the prosecutors.

The guest’s lawyer said McClatchy news He “deeply regrets his actions.”

“He is completely committed to taking advantage of his time in the seizure of learning, growth and change, with the aim of re -introducing society as a responsible and fruitful person.”

Prosecutors also revealed that despite Espino’s role in kidnapping and torture, he previously helped the government bring cases against other accused drug dealers in the center of Florida, according to what he said. Tamba Bay Times.

Before the issuance of Yong’s referee, Sullivan gave an overview of its lengthy criminal history, saying that “the audience needs protection from Joy’s air.”

The three men acknowledged that they were guilty of the case, as did the fourth defendant, Jacob Paul Arjuna, who has not yet been judged.

Arjona acknowledged that he is guilty of conspiracy to possess the purpose of distributing a control subject and possessing the purpose of distributing the subjects subject to control, according to the court records.

His lawyer appointed by the court, Patrick Lidock, indicated that Arjona did not participate in the kidnapping or torture.

“Mr. Arjona did not participate in the kidnapping of this other person,” he said.