Arrests soon in Royal Castle kidnapping

A BUSINESSMAN who told officers of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad he paid $400,000 for the release of businessman Wayne Pierre, has been identified as the main suspect in that kidnapping.

On Monday, the man told officers he paid $2 million to kidnappers and then changed his story saying $400,000 was paid. He told police he placed$1-$5-$10-$20 and $100 bills in a suitcase and dropped it off at a gas station hours after the kidnapping. The information was thoroughly checked out by AKS officers who discovered that the man did not have that kind of money. Senior AKS officers said the suspect was owing Pierre $3,000 for rent and was refusing to pay. They added that based on information received, two persons were questioned and arrests are imminent. Pierre, 42, was kidnapped Sunday night while making his way to his car. He was taken to a house in Diego Martin, where he was blindfolded and kept for 24 hours. ASP Henry Millington of the AKS told Newsday a second man wanted for the kidnapping of Pierre is a suspect in another kidnapping.