Guelph police say extortion and forcible confinement charges have been laid against two men after another man was allegedly forced into a car, driven around town and threatened with violence.
The events unfolded on Sunday afternoon, police say, when two men and a woman went to a house in the city’s south end and convinced the victim to get in their vehicle.
“Once inside the vehicle, a demand for money was made of the victim on threats of violence,” police said in a news release. “The three then drove the victim to an address on Willow Road in Guelph where the demand for money continued while the victim was slapped and threatened with a wrench.”
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Police said the four then drove to a nearby park where the victim was allegedly slapped and kneed in the head followed by more threats.
He was also held inside a bedroom at the Willow Road house for a period of time but was able to convince his three alleged captors to let him go, police said.
Once free, Guelph police were contacted and officers arrested a 23-year-old man and 21-year-old man.
Both face several charges including extortion, forcible confinement, assault and uttering threats. Police are still looking for the female suspect.
A police spokesperson said the victim knew two of his three alleged captors, but he did not know the woman.
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