Two Florida men arrested after allegedly kidnapping Facebook Marketplace buyer

14 Oct 2026 • 1:51 AM MYT
The Independent
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Two Florida men arrested after allegedly kidnapping Facebook Marketplace buyer

  • Two Florida men were arrested after allegedly kidnapping and robbing a buyer during a Facebook Marketplace transaction in Doral on October 9.
  • The victim met a seller to purchase phones when an armed accomplice hidden in the backseat forced him into a white BMW at gunpoint.
  • The victim escaped the moving vehicle by throwing his satchel filled with $4,000 in cash out the window to distract the gunman.
  • Suspects Lazaro Nunez-Martinez and Darian Ernesto Morejon-Rodriguez face charges of grand theft, tampering, armed robbery, and armed kidnapping.
  • Doral police advised the public to use secure meeting locations, such as police station lobbies, when completing online transactions with strangers.

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