Four arrested after man beaten, kidnapped, left in woods in Killarney-Turtle Mountain

RCMP have arrested four suspects after a 19-year-old man was attacked and kidnapped in the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain on Monday.

The assault was reported to Killarney RCMP at about 11:20 p.m. Monday. RCMP were told the victim was getting into his car when several men attacked him, held him down, wrapped him in a blanket and bound his ankles and hands with duct tape, Mounties said in a news release Friday.

The suspects then hit him with a stick, took two cellphones and two knives from him, loaded him into the back of an off-road vehicle and drove him to a wooded area, RCMP say.

The suspects — some of whom were partially masked — fled.

The victim managed to free himself and make it home, where he called the RCMP.

Four individuals from the municipality have since been arrested.

Justin Gross, 31, Gideon Walder, 22, and Jayden Waldner, 26, are each charged with forcible confinement, disguise with intent, overcome resistance to commit an indictable offence and robbery. A 16-year-old boy is charged with similar offences.

The men were released from custody.