A senior member of Mr. Sadr's movement, who would only speak on the condition of anonymity, sketched out how the exchange was expected to take place: a British hostage would be freed within two days of Mr. Khazali's release, he said, adding that that there might also be an agreement to swap one detained member of Asa'ib al-Haq member for each kidnapped Briton.
Mr. Smith, who pleaded guilty to two counts each of kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, was sentenced to 20 years each on the first two and 15 years each on the others -- to run concurrently.
They were sent to New York to face eight counts each of kidnapping -- one per child -- among other charges.
Lawyers for Phillip Garrido had argued that he was not competent to stand trial along with his wife on 18 counts each of kidnapping, rape and false imprisonment.
Diaz was arrested Jan . 6in Phoenix and was charged with two felony counts each of kidnapping (linked to false reports that landed Hadley in jail) and false imprisonment by menace, fraud or deceit, one felony count of perjury, one felony count of grand theft and two felony counts of forgery, among a number of other charges, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
Afterward, they were each arraigned on 36 counts of kidnapping, each carrying a penalty up to five years in prison, as well as armed assault.
Each is kidnapped in a separate incident, bound and gagged by teams of blue-eyed, blond men and women who scour Moscow's streets for the similarly blue-eyed and blond.
"Kidnapped" would follow an elaborate kidnapping each season, à la "24".
Norman Steiner, the lawyer for the couple, characterized the deal as "a tremendous victory," given that the two initially faced eight counts of kidnapping each — one per child.
Little L.A. Untangling the mess In his anecdotage Twister coming Reprints Related items Local government: Marriage from hellApr 26th 2001 Local government: Things fall apartNov 16th 2000Drugs are part of the explanation: rival gangs are vying for control of the trade, occasionally kidnapping each other's "mules".
