The trial of a Nevada man accused of kidnapping a New Jersey man nearly 5 years ago, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection at the Sussex County Courthouse in New Jersey for the trial of 50 year old Douglas Stangeland, of Nevada.
Stangeland has been charged in the kidnapping of Jeffrey Muller of Newton, New Jersey on January 8th, 2010. 48 year old Lonnie Swarnes, of Rich Hill, is also charged in the kidnapping of Muller. Both men face further charges in Vernon County for an assault against a Nevada resident. Stangeland and Swarnes refused bargain deals offered to them in 2011, which would have resulted in each receiving a 23 year sentence.
If convicted, both men would face life sentences, with 30 years of parole ineligibility. Three additional men were arrested in 2010 and extradited to New Jersey in connection to the case, charged with first degree kidnapping.
26 year old Andrew Wadel, of Rich Hill, received sentences from both New Jersey and Vernon County in June of 2012, where he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. 60 year old Roy Slates and 53 year old William Barger, both of Nevada, have sentences that are currently pending.
Slates was given a 5 year suspended sentence in November 2011, having pled guilty in New Jersey to conspiracy to commit theft by extortion. In Vernon County, he pled guilty to felonies of concealing a felony and hindering prosecution.
Trial of a Nevada Man Began Tuesday for Kidnapping
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