Three men arrested for kidnapping, attempted murder

GILLETTE (WNE) — Three men were arrested Sunday evening for kidnapping and attempted first-degree murder for allegedly assaulting a 36-year-old man.

Deputies responded to the Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport at about 4 a.m. Sunday for a report of a man sleeping in the entryway of the terminal building. He did not have a shirt or shoes on, and he had serious injuries to his face. His jaw was swollen and he was unable to open his left eye, said Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds.

He was taken to the emergency room by EMS to be treated.

Investigators learned that this man was connected to an abandoned vehicle that was reported earlier Saturday night. The vehicle was found at the intersection of Little Powder River Road and Hannum Road. All of the windows were broken, and the front windshield was severely damaged, Reynolds said.

Three men told deputies that the owner of the car, the 36-year-old, was leaving town that day, and that he was sleeping in the airport.

The victim said he didn’t do anything to be assaulted, and that he wanted to pursue charges against three men, ages 43, 41 and 37.

Deputies later contacted the three suspects and arrested them for kidnapping, attempted first-degree murder and felony destruction of property.

Monday morning, the deputies’ report did not have a lot of specifics to the kidnapping or the assault. Reynolds noted that there is a distinct language barrier, and that the investigation continues.