CHEYENNE — A third man accused of kidnapping and torturing a woman for “disrespecting them” has been served a warrant by Laramie County sheriff’s deputies in Cheyenne, according to a booking sheet provided Monday to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
Felix A. Carrera, Brenceis Jimenez and Brandon Warden are accused of duct-taping a woman’s mouth, hands and ankles, beating her and cutting her with a knife in Albany County in July 2024.
While Jimenez and Warden were arrested last year, Carrera was brought into custody at the Laramie County Detention Center from Colorado in November. His file was run through National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and his warrant was served Sunday afternoon.
His bond is set at $50,000 cash according to the booking sheet.
Carrera is charged with six felony offenses, including kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnap, three counts of aggravated assault and battery and felonious restraint according to the warrant for arrest filed in Albany County Circuit Court in July.
These are the same charges that Jimenez and Warden face. Jimenez has an additional charge of intimidating a witness.
‘Disrespecting’
The victim told law enforcement that on July 23, 2024, she was with Warden when the pair began to experience car trouble. She was dropped off at Warden’s apartment, which aggravated Jimenez and Carrera.
The woman told officers that the two were in a “pissy” mood because she did not help with the car. She then went outside to help push the car into a parking space.
The victim returned to the apartment to find that her belongings had been rummaged through, including divorce papers, according to the amended arrest affidavit.
Carrera offered to help her fill out the divorce papers, however she declined saying she wanted a lawyer to help her instead. According to the affidavit, it was at this point when Warden approached her sitting on the couch and duct-taped her wrists together. Jimenez told her she was “disrespecting him,” then Warden used the duct-tape to tape over her mouth, wrapping the tape around her head.
Carrera asked for her phone, the whereabouts of which she told them through mumbles she did not know, then Warden duct-taped her ankles together.
The woman was told not to move from the couch, then Carrera found her phone and Jimenez accused her of lying about knowing where it was.
Beating, cutting, cleaning
Carrera and Jimenez punched the victim, striking the back of her head and causing bruises, according to the affidavit. She tried to remove the duct tape from her mouth, but the men replaced it.
Jimenez then sat next to the bound woman and pulled her down towards his lap, wrapping his arm around her neck and twisting it. He also placed his hand on her throat making it difficult for her to breathe, according to the affidavit.
The victim sat up and Carrera then began to punch the back of her head again. According to the affidavit, Jimenez then threatened her with a sledge hammer he had grabbed.
Instead of beating her with a sledge hammer, Jimenez dropped the hammer and grabbed a knife.
According to the affidavit, Jimenez held the woman’s lower left arm and Carrera held her upper left arm. Jimenez held the knife to her arm, causing a laceration.
Jimenez told her that he would “give her a scar so she would remember to have some respect for people,” according to the affidavit.
Jimenez briefly left, then returned telling her how “pissed off” he was, showing her how he had broken the tip of the knife off. Warden then told the woman to “get up and clean,” according to the affidavit.
The victim began cleaning dishes, according to the affidavit. Carrera still had possession of her phone and would not return it.
Jimenez then had the victim meet him in his room to threaten her, saying that if she told anyone what happened he would come after her and her family and that next time it would be worse.
The three men then took the woman’s belongings, including an electric cigarette, phone chargers and a key fob to a Toyota 4Runner, according to the affidavit.
Returning home
The next day an unknown friend of the three suspects arrived at the residence and was able to take the woman home. She eventually told her mom what had happened, including that there were cameras at the residence and a safe containing unknown items.
After law enforcement in Albany County observed her injuries and confirmed that they were consistent with her statement, they were able to execute a search warrant at Warden’s residence.
In their search, law enforcement found the phone, a roll of white duct tape, used duct tape with long hair embedded in it, a kitchen knife with a broken blade and a sledge hammer, all of which were seized pursuant to the warrant.
Current case status
Jimenez pleaded not guilty in August and is awaiting trial scheduled for March 10.
Warden struck a plea agreement in October, agreeing to plead guilty to felonious restraint. Both the prosecutor and defense agreed to argue for two years probation with the threat of a three-to-five-year prison sentence if he violates probation. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 28. Carrera has yet to appear in court for his charges.