Arrests Made in Williamson Co. Kidnapping

Williamson Co., TX - myFOXaustin (Georgetown,TX)- Four members of the Aryan Brotherhood were arrested Saturday in connection with the aggravated kidnapping of three people near Leander, Sheriff's officials said.

Three of the suspects, Anthony Almeida,27, Kevin Radford,26, Samuel Sikes,32. The fourth suspect Andrew Stellitano, 25 was booked in the Travis County jail.

"All the suspects then assaulted the two male victims by beating them with their fists, kicking them and using a blunt object," said Williamson Country Sheriff Sgt. John Foster.

Sgt. Foster described the violent beating that took place inside a mobile home on Oak Creek Road on Feb. 4th .

Police said the victims, two men and a woman knew the suspects and went to the home willingly. Police would not go into detail why the suspects attacked the suspects and bound them with plastic zip ties.

"These people did not deserve to be kidnapped. They did not deserve to be beaten."

After the beating, Foster said the suspects loaded-up the two male victims in the back of a pick up truck then sped away.

"During transport, one of the victims jumped out of the truck, in the area of 22-43 and Bagdad Road," said Foster.

That victim then called police, and said he was kidnapped and there were others. Williamson County SWAT members responded to the mobile home on Oak Creek, went inside and found the female victim bound and gagged.

Police said the third victim was eventually let go at a park.

As the suspects tried to make a run for it, Williamson County Sheriff investigators teamed up with 46 detectives from a about half a dozens law enforcement agencies, finally capturing four suspects.

"I am hopeful that you will see many more arrests," said Foster.

Foster said the kidnapping wasn't racially motivated, but said despite that the Aryan Brotherhood should get the message.

"I think they're getting the hint that this is not the best county to do a kidnapping in. If this has disrupted their organization, and if they're thinking about moving out of Williamson county, now might be the time for that to happen," said Foster.