In March of this year, two Belize City men were accused of kidnapping 19 year old Abel Lara Jr.
23 year old Alexander Lopez and 41 year old Amir Reid were charged jointly with kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping and harm upon Abel Lara Jr. They allegedly forced Lara into a vehicle on Faber's Road, and took him up the highway. But the teenager says he escaped before they could hurt him, running unto the road with his abductors chasing him. He says he escaped when he flagged down a vehicle.
It's quite a story, but he didn't tell it to the judge today. The court prosecutor informed Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith that Lara had given the police a further statement requesting no court action against the men. With that, The Chief told Lopez and Reid they were free to go.
Both accused wasted no time and ran out of the court. Reid - who is a businessman told our court reporter that he was wrongfully accused for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lopez said that he was wrongfully accused and remanded, and that the false allegations cost him his livelihood. He says that after he got out of jail, his job at Cisco construction was gone.
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