The man arrested in New Windsor last month in a stolen car with an alleged kidnapping victim can now be identified as 20-year-old Daneous Sosaiete.
Sosaiete is facing 15 charges, including five of threatening to kill, two of dangerous driving causing injury and another of robbing a person of their cellphone, money and vehicle while armed with an offensive weapon.
As well as this, the 20-year-old is charged with theft for dishonestly taking a $55,000 car and taking a person under duress with the intent of keeping them confined.
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He is also facing three aggravated robbery charges and two charges of failing to check to ascertain injury.