Man Kidnapped At Sword-Point Friday Survived Earlier Wilkes-Barre Shooting

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Recently, he survived a gunshot wound to the head. Now, he survived a kidnapping at sword-point.

Josue Vargas, 27, was kidnapped from his residence at 62 Hutson St., Wilkes-Barre, in the early hours of Friday morning and taken to a dark, vacant location where two men terrorizing him with a sword stripped him naked and told him they would kill them if he didn’t hand over his bank card, according to an affidavit.

Police charged Jhojan “Flaco” Guerra, 27, and Juan “Speedy” Hernandez, 34, with kidnapping, robbery and related offenses following their arrests shortly after Vargas explained what officers called “a disturbing list of events.”

The defendants claimed Vargas owed them money from a prior debt and knew he was just paid, according to police. The alleged kidnappers struck Vargas in the face to force him into the vehicle around 1 a.m., police said.

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Police: Wilkes-Barre Shooting Occurred After Victim Asked Motorist To Slow Down

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WILKES-BARRE, PA — After his wife had a dispute about her driving, police said, Tony Ransome settled the argument with a shotgun.

Ransome, 37, of 86 Hutson St. is charged with aggravated assault and other charges after shooting Josue Vargas of 62 Hutson St., according to a criminal complaint.

Ransome and a woman identified in arrest papers as his wife, Treasa M. Ransome, 38, fled the scene after the shooting around 10:45 a.m. Thursday, police said. Both were still at large Friday, and city police said Tony Ransome should be considered armed and dangerous.

Treasa Ransome is charged with helping her husband evade authorities. Her cellphone data put her around Philadelphia and Montgomery counties as of Thursday afternoon. When police called to tell her that her husband was a suspect in a shooting, she said she was near Hershey, but did not say exactly where and hung up.

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