Narco Corrido singer Larry Hernandez arrested for aggression and kidnapping in USA

Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana article

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Reporter: Trinidad Ramirez Toriz
On Friday 25th of September Larry Hernandez was detained at Ontario airport, the narco corrido singer was arrested under the charges of kidnapping and aggression, after a complaint in Newbury, South California, by an individual whose name has not been revealed, who assured that on the morning of 16th of August this year, he was kidnapped by two people from the entourage of “El Ardido”.

According to information from various media both national and international, the victim ( a businessman), had solicited the services of the singer who charges 30,000 dollars per appearance, could only pay the singer 14,000 as he had not sold all the tickets for the gig, and according to the businessman he was taken to the hotel where Larry was staying, and gagged and beat him. He managed to escape later from his captors, and went to the police to make a statement.

The criminal complaint was made in Newberry, South Carolina and even though the singer denied being involved in the events that happened when questioned. Today he is held in the USA justice system in custody at San Bernardino, California.

His last comment on social media on that Friday was him talking about his involvement in “Noches con Platanito, that will soon go on air.

Original article in Spanish at Zetatijuana