CRESSKILL, N.J. (1010 WINS) -- Two men were charged with kidnapping in connection to a 2022 home invasion robbery at gunpoint in New Jersey, authorities announced Monday.
Just after 11 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2022, police responded to a call of break-in and robbery to a residence on Kennedy Drive in Cresskill.
The vehicle that was used during the robbery had been stolen days earlier and used in several crimes – including an attempted theft of a vehicle and a burglary in Tenafly on Sept. 24, 2022, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
"The ensuing investigation determined that a victim who was home at the time of the incident was held at gunpoint in the residence for a substantial period of time and several items were stolen," Musella said in a statement.
Following a six-month investigation, James Lanier and Carlos Sanchez, both 24, were charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree armed robbery, second-degree receiving stolen property, fourth-degree aggravated assault, weapons offenses, theft and three counts of vehicle burglary, Musella added.
Lanier and Sanchez were each served with criminal complaints at the Monmouth County Jail, where they were being held on unrelated charges, Musella said.
