[Endur]

https://detnews.com/article/20110615/...395/1408/local

Three men charged in alleged threats to cut teens with saw
Christine Ferretti/ The Detroit News

Sterling Heights— Three men were arraigned this afternoon on multiple felony charges stemming from claims they kidnapped a group of teens, bound them with duct tape and threatened to cut off their fingers and toes with a circular saw.

Vincent Ralph Bosca and Allen Roy Brontkowski, both 45 of Sterling Heights, and Gerald Henry King Jr., 45, of Shelby Township were each arraigned on one count of extortion and four counts each of unlawful imprisonment and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and felony firearm charges connected to the Monday incident.

Bosca, who runs a licensed medical marijuana grow operation at his home in the 13000 block of Canal, is also charged with delivery and manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a drug house.

Sterling Heights Police responded to Bosca's home around 1:45 p.m. Monday after a woman called authorities to report that her 16-year-old son had been assaulted there.

When authorities arrived, Bosca claimed that his home had been burglarized several days ago and that he'd heard that several 15- and 16-year-old boys, who live outside the city and attend Dakota High School, were responsible. Sterling Heights Police Lt. Luke Riley said Bosca claimed that six or eight ounces of marijuana had been taken, but he did not report the alleged burglary.

Riley said Bosca's 15-year-old son, who attends school with the juveniles, allegedly lured the teens to the home under the pretenses that they would get an ounce of marijuana for free, police say.

Once the four juveniles arrived, police say Bosca and his two friends took the teens into the basement, bound them with duct tape and pistol-whipped one of the boys and struck them with the scabbard of a samurai sword.

Police say the three men also threatened to cut off their fingers and toes with a circular power saw while they held it next to one victim's face as it was running.

Sterling Heights Detective Jackie Calhoun told Sterling Heights District Judge Kimberley Wiegand that all of the suspects told the teens that they would "kill them and their family if they contacted police."

Wiegand set a $500,000 cash or surety bond for both Bosca and Brontkowski and a $250,000 bond for King.

Two of the teens were able to flee before being abducted, one of whom called his mother, who contacted police.

The teens sustained bruises, contusions and lacerations in the alleged attack.

Bosca's retained attorney, Nicki Weisberger, told the court that her client has worked for General Motors for 20 years and is a "responsible father" who has joint custody of his two children and has the "full support of his family."

Bosca's mother, Pat Bosca, would only say her son was "trying to protect his house."

Both King and Brontkowski told the judge that they are currently unemployed.

King's mother pleaded with the judge to release her son on a personal bond noting that all of his family is in southeast Michigan and he has a daughter who will be 3 in August.

King's mother declined to give her name or comment after the hearing.

A preliminary hearing is set for June. 24.

cferretti@detnews.com

From The Detroit News: https://detnews.com/article/20110615/...#ixzz1Phvi2543

[PoopyTeaBags]

Originally Posted by LOVEROCKETER ~

These individuals will do more to undermine the great strides that the MOVEMENT has made w/ this single act of kidnapping and torture, than having put it on the SCHEDULE 1 drug list to begin with.........all in the name of helping people gain access to the all Holy CUREALL.

I believe that it's time for the protests to begin in great fervor to shut all of the dispensaries, collectives, co-ops, and anything with an empirical, tier, and upside-down money structured scheme operating under the guise of PROP 215 and this " in full compliance " party line bullshit!

u must of misread the DETROIT part... kidnapping and pisol whipping is the norm... just happened to involve med mj so it made the news....

there was probably 3 other multi murders in the city on that day that u didnt hear about...

[xcrispi]

Unfortunately Sterling Hgts is in the burbs Poopy ... 4-5 miles north of the warzone...
Makes it even sadder actually suburbanites acting this way . Ppls. parents playin the part of the hood rats .
Crispi

[lvclosetgrower]

You dont fuck with Bosca cuz if you do he will cut ya with a circular saw LOL

But seriously he should have just had his son beat their ass at school

[paladin420]

While I will agree that these fellas 'may' hav gone to far. I will put forth that we as growers hav no legal recourse at this time,even in a med state.

[Lazyman]

Yeah ya can't pull shit like this at home unless you live in the sticks. In a city you gotta take the fight to their house. Screw the doors shut in the middle of the night and set it ablaze. Fuck thieves, they get what's comin to em.

[Tuhder]

Another fuckin moron making the act look bad. Thanks dickheads. Hope they lock these fucktards up for a long time. He should have called the cops if he got robbed and was growing legally, That right there could have been a positive for our cause in Michigan. Look I dont trust the cops either but if it was me I would have called them and told them point blank they stole legal weed and its out there on the streets now.

Instead, He pulls this stupid shit and it makes the news. Were talking a grown ass man here guys, and has a family? Guess he don't care about them to much. My kids are ALWAYS the first thing I think about in any situation, because without me they have no income and no father to teach and love them.

These guys are scum, convict em. They are just as bad as the people who robbed them,if not worse.

[paladin420]

Originally Posted by Tuhder

Another fuckin moron making the act look bad. Thanks dickheads. Hope they lock these fucktards up for a long time. He should have called the cops if he got robbed and was growing legally, That right there could have been a positive for our cause in Michigan. Look I dont trust the cops either but if it was me I would have called them and told them point blank they stole legal weed and its out there on the streets now.

Instead, He pulls this stupid shit and it makes the news. Were talking a grown ass man here guys, and has a family? Guess he don't care about them to much. My kids are ALWAYS the first thing I think about in any situation, because without me they have no income and no father to teach and love them.

These guys are scum, convict em. They are just as bad as the people who robbed them,if not worse.

Real nice theory! Breaks down in applacation. Best case so far? Cops did Zero. Worst? Cops sent in the thieves to get snitches for a warrant.
OH and don't try an insurance claim as this is still a felonyU just get cancelled..

[paladin420]

Originally Posted by Lazyman

Yeah ya can't pull shit like this at home unless you live in the sticks. In a city you gotta take the fight to their house. Screw the doors shut in the middle of the night and set it ablaze. Fuck thieves, they get what's comin to em.

Yes Sir. One of the very few plusses to livin in the toulies. Lots of swamp don't hurt either.

[Rednick]

Four Golf Clubs within two miles.
Rough area of Detroit if you ask me?
Over a half-pound?

I think someone has been watching too much Casino.