By: Ryan Johnston
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Allen Hawkins pled guilty to an armed kidnapping on Friday. All other charges against him were dropped, including attempted murder.
The other four people involved in the kidnapping have already been sentenced.
Connor Steffler pled guilty to charges of armed kidnapping in December and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Lisa Lies, Kyla Lee and Kylee Farmer each pled guilty to mob action in 2023 and were all sentenced to 180 days in jail.
According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, authorities found the victim in the area of Samuelson Road and Alpine Road back in June 2023.
He was taken to a local hospital, and police learned that the incident started at a residence in the 4300 block of Nina Terrace.
According to police, Allen Hawkins, 42, had caught the victim having sex with his girlfriend.
As the victim attempted to leave the residence, Hawkins allegedly fired a shotgun in the air.
The victim fled but was pursued by a van, police said. Five people, including Hawkins, reportedly got out of the van and beat the man with a metal pipe, later forcing him into the van where they continued to beat him.
At Samuelson and Alpine, the assailants let him out and threatened to kill him, threatening him with a machete before beating him again.
