Philly man pleads guilty to kidnapping 2 women
A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty in federal court to kidnapping two women in November and forcing them to withdraw money from ATM machines.
A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty in federal court to kidnapping two women in November and forcing them to withdraw money from ATM machines.
Nathaniel Rodriguez, 41, faces a possible life sentence, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
On Nov. 6, Rodriguez forced a 30-year-old woman to withdraw about $400 from two cash machines on South Street before he fled in a cab.
Five days later, he kidnapped another woman and forced her to drive from Center City to an ATM near Aramingo Avenue and I-95. He forced the victim to buy him cigarettes before he fled in her car and was later arrested.
He could face life in prison, prosecutors said.
- Mari A. Schaefer