Seven individuals have been charged in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, who traveled to New York in January. Prosecutors report that Nordquist was held captive in a motel and tortured for a month before his death. The suspects, including Precious Arzuaga and her son Thomas Eaves, entered not guilty pleas. The case has drawn attention due to allegations of child involvement in the crime. Though the suspects are remanded to jail without bail, their defense attorneys assert that the grand jury did not present the full story.
"As I indicated, the grand jury only heard one side of the story. They didn't hear everything. The district attorney's office has cast a pretty wide net regarding these matters."
"Nordquist, 24, traveled from Minnesota to upstate New York on January 2, but prosecutors allege the defendants prevented him from leaving. Instead, authorities say they kept him captive in room 22 of Patty's Lodge, a small motel..."
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