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• Three Florida men were arrested Pompano Beach, Florida, after a hapless kidnapping attempt, KMOV-TV reported.
Raymond Gomez and brothers Jonathan Arista and Jeffry Arista grabbed a man outside his apartment in Plantation, Florida, and drove him to a home nearby -- but then realized they had the wrong guy, police said.
They threatened him with an electric drill and a firearm and attempted to waterboard him before deciding he might be able to lure their intended victim to them.
The kidnappers drove him to his place of business, where the other man was, but the original victim phoned in a bomb threat (to get an immediate response), and the suspects were arrested.
They face life in prison. [KMOV, 10/17/2023]