3 Dallas men sentenced for 2017 attacks on gay men who were lured via Grindr app
Their prison sentences range from 12 to 22 years. A fourth assailant is scheduled to be sentenced in October.
From left: Michael Atkinson, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, Daryl Henry and Daniel Jenkins(File)
7:38 PM on Jun 23, 2021 CDT
Three Dallas men who pleaded guilty in 2019 to kidnapping, attacking and robbing gay men by luring them through the Grindr social networking app were sentenced to prison Wednesday.
They were among four charged in connection with the scheme, which occurred in 2017 and resulted in attacks on at least nine men ranging from 19 to 57 years old, according to court records.
Dallas man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in connection with attacks targeting gay men
Dallas man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in connection with attacks targeting gay men
Daniel Jenkins faces up to 26 years for his role in a scheme that used the Grindr app to lure victims to an apartment, where they were assaulted and robbed.
Daniel Jenkins (left) was the last of four men, also including (continuing toward right) Michael Atkinson, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon and Daryl Henry, to plead guilty to federal charges in a 2017 scheme that targeted gay men.(File )
6:58 PM on Jun 3, 2021 CDT
A Dallas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges stemming from a 2017 spree in which he and three others kidnapped, assaulted and robbed gay men who they had lured through the Grindr social-networking app.