Two individuals have been found guilty of committing a carjacking after they allegedly abducted an FBI employee at gunpoint and held him captive, according to The Kansas City Star. 

The incident took place on May 5, 2022, when Juan Francisco Alvarez-Sorto, 25, Deyvin Morales 29, and Karla Alejandra Lopez-Gutierrez were reportedly traveling from Colorado to South Dakota to allegedly sell drugs. Law enforcement authorities intervened, resulting in a high-speed pursuit. 

While trying to avoid getting caught, the three individuals decided to forcefully take the nearest vehicle they found. By chance, the vehicle happened to be driven by an FBI employee. When they approached the agent from behind with a rifle, the employee cooperated with their demands.

“They told the employee to cooperate and he would be safe, but if he did not, the group would come after his family and that they knew where he lived,”

officials said.

During their escape, the trio stopped at a gas station in Hermosa. One of them went inside while the others remained in the vehicle. They returned with zip ties and a gas can and then drove up to a gas pump. However, the employee managed to escape when the doors were briefly unlocked. 

The three fled in a stolen vehicle to Rapid City, where they ditched it and found another. Two of them were eventually arrested in Colorado. In 2022, all three were indicted by a grand jury. One took a plea deal, while the other two went to trial and were found guilty of multiple charges. Sentencing is pending.

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