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4 Found Guilty of Kidnapping, Torturing 2 College Students

What to Know

  • Prosecutors say the young men were mistakenly targeted for retribution for a drug-related robbery
  • Lydell Strickland was found guilty of all 31 charges
  • Five others involved previously pleaded guilty

Four people have been convicted of charges stemming from the kidnapping and torturing of two college students in Rochester last year. 

A jury Monday found the two men and two women guilty of kidnapping the two male University of Rochester students in December, when the victims were abused during a 40-hour ordeal that ended when they were rescued by a police SWAT team. 

Prosecutors say the young men were mistakenly targeted for retribution for a drug-related robbery. Both have since graduated. 

Lydell Strickland was found guilty of all 31 charges, which also included assault, gang assault and robbery. The three other defendants — David Alcarez-Ubiles, Inalia Rolldan and Ruth Lora were also convicted of weapons-related charges. 

Five others involved previously pleaded guilty. 

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