Salvador J. Santiago, 25, of Union City is charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, criminal restraint and related charges in connection with the victimization of a 22-year-old man Sunday in Lyndhurst, police said.
LYNDHURST - A fourth person has been charged in the kidnapping of a man who was beaten, burned and had his head and body hair shaved, according to police.
Salvador J. Santiago, 25, of Union City is charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, criminal restraint and related charges in connection with the victimization of a 22-year-old man Sunday in Lyndhurst, police said.
The victim told police he was tied up with duct tape and an electrical cord after Christian S. Reyes, 24, of Lyndhurst, found out the victim had conspired to burglarize his apartment.
According to police, Quessy Acevedo, 21, of Avenel and Jasely Alvarez, 21, of East Rutherford were present and participate in the attack.
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The victim said he was held at gunpoint while Acevedo struck him in the face and Alvarez burned his tongue with a cigarette.
The suspects cut off his hair and shaved his head, eyebrows and body with a razor, police said.
Reyes, Acevedo and Alvarez were arrested earlier this week.
Santiago was arrested about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night after police searched a home on Valley Brook Avenue and found evidence linking him to the crime.
All four suspects are being held in the Bergen County jail.
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