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The U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea in a South Street-situated kidnapping.
On July 25, United States Attorney Zane David Memeger revealed that Nathaniel Rodriguez pled to kidnapping counts in two November incidents. In the first, a victim had to accompany the 41-year-old, whom court records list as having a 19124 zip code, to several automatic teller machines on South Street, with cash coming from one holder. Five days later, another complainant had to drive him from Center City to cash dispensers in Northeast Philly, where he attempted to rid them of cash. Memeger added that Rodriguez forced the second victim to buy him cigarettes before he fled with his prey’s car and cell phone. If authorities find him guilty, he could face a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment.
