Police: 81-Year-Old Marine Corps Veteran Held Hostage In Motel For 4 Years

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CBSNY-AP

HIGHLANDS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New York man is accused of holding an 81-year-old Marine Corps veteran hostage in an upstate motel next door to a police station for at least four years in order to steal his benefits checks.

Perry Coniglio was arrested July 19 in his room adjoining the victim’s at the U.S. Academy Motel in Highlands, just feet away from a building housing police and ambulance services in the Hudson Valley town. The charges against Coniglio include grand larceny and unlawful imprisonment.

Police say he used brute force and intimidation to get veteran David McClellan to cooperate with him. Investigators say the victim received three checks every month. The amounts weren’t released.

The victim has been taken to a hospital for evaluation.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/07/21/marine-vet-held-hostage/

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1. poor guy

Geesh, I hope the guy gets whatever the maximum sentence is.


Peace

[7962]

2. This man will not fare well in prison.

Hopefully he gets many many years if he's guilty. Which it certainly appears as though he is

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Picky, I know, but shouldn't they have said "held captive" or "held prisoner"?

'Hostage' implies there's someone else you're extorting, with threats to keep or harm the person you've taken as a hostage.

[Ford_Prefect]

4. How likely is it that Perry Coniglio is or has been a police informant?

It would explain how he was not on their radar given his address.

[Judi Lynn]

5. So glad this has ended for this poor man. What a shame.

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I hope someone can step forward to make sure this veteran has a safe, structured environment after this horrific, lonely, sad experience.

Thanks for the article, Omaha Steve.

[montana_hazeleyes]

6. Evil Bastard!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

7. They should also charge that fucker with kidnapping.

Keep him locked up for fifty years.