Denver police announced Wednesday that two men were arrested last week after they say their roommate was kidnapped and had his fingers severed before fleeing.
According to police, the victim went to the Denver Police Department on October 17 and said his four roommates had kidnapped him and held him against his will for two days. It is believed that he was assaulted and had his finger severed.
Officials said he was able to escape after two days in custody.
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Two men have been arrested in Denver, Colorado after they allegedly kidnapped a roommate and severed her finger, police said. (Denver Police Department Facebook)
Denver Police received a tip about the situation and conducted a welfare check on October 16th at the location where the victim was being held.
A police statement said officers “conducted the search to the best of their ability, despite the lack of full consent or sufficient criminal evidence to support the request for a search warrant.” The victim told investigators that the suspects left the scene after the welfare check and fled several hours later.
On October 18, authorities arrested two of the victim's roommates, Jose Pineda Moreno, 19, and Darwin Berris Gonzalez, 34.
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Both men are charged with first-degree kidnapping-imprisonment/confidence-injury, first-degree assault-injury and extortion.
Investigators were working to identify two more suspects. They are still trying to determine if the attack was gang-related, but believe it was an “isolated incident.”
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A spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) declined to tell FOX News Digital the nationalities of both suspects. The agency said it will not release a person's immigration history unless there is “clear indication that they may be a non-national.”
Belis Gonzalez is being held on $510,000 bail and Pineda Moreno on $100,000 bail, according to jail records. Both men are scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
