Overview
- All three men — Stevenson Charles, Yusuf Minor and Naod Yohannes — were captured in Broward County, Florida, and face federal kidnapping and escape charges.
- Federal filings say the trio ordered a Lyft under a fake female name with help from Minor’s girlfriend, then put a rope around the driver’s neck, bound her and issued threats during a roughly 10-hour abduction.
- Investigators say the men used the driver’s credit cards to rent a short-term property in Miramar, where the victim was recovered and one suspect was arrested.
- License-plate readers flagged the stolen vehicle as it reached South Florida, leading to the arrests of two suspects, with recorded jail calls and rideshare data guiding the wider manhunt.
- DeKalb County officials say the more-than-30-year-old jail was exploited during the escape, immediate repairs were made, and further security measures and possible outside assistance are under active investigation.