 Jessie Hopper Sr. (54) |  Polly Hopper (61) |  Jessie Hopper Jr. (30) |
(Deming) – A federal jury in Las Cruces returned a guilty verdict Friday, finding 54-year-old Jessie Hopper, Sr., and 61-year-old Polly Hopper, both of Deming, guilty on kidnapping and firearms charges after a five-day trial.
Hopper, Sr., Polly Hopper, and their co-defendant 30-year-old Jessie Hopper, Jr., also of Deming, were arrested in May 2014, on state kidnapping and firearms charges.
Federal charges were filed on them in June.
The evidence at trial established that the three defendants were involved in kidnapping a woman in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 8th of last year.
Hopper, Jr., handcuffed the victim and a firearm was brandished at the victim to force her to comply with Hopper, Jr.’s demands, including a demand that she telephone family members to assure them that she was voluntarily leaving Arkansas with Hopper, Jr.
On May 8th and 9th, the three defendants drove the victim from Arkansas to the defendants’ residence in Deming, where Hopper, Jr., and Hopper Sr., sexually assaulted the victim several times.
Hopper, Jr., entered a guilty plea in November to the five charges against him.
All three defendants have been in federal custody since their arrests and remain detained pending sentencing hearings, which have yet to be scheduled.
Hopper, Sr., Polly Hopper, and their co-defendant 30-year-old Jessie Hopper, Jr., also of Deming, were arrested in May 2014, on state kidnapping and firearms charges.
Federal charges were filed on them in June.
The evidence at trial established that the three defendants were involved in kidnapping a woman in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on May 8th of last year.
Hopper, Jr., handcuffed the victim and a firearm was brandished at the victim to force her to comply with Hopper, Jr.’s demands, including a demand that she telephone family members to assure them that she was voluntarily leaving Arkansas with Hopper, Jr.
On May 8th and 9th, the three defendants drove the victim from Arkansas to the defendants’ residence in Deming, where Hopper, Jr., and Hopper Sr., sexually assaulted the victim several times.
Hopper, Jr., entered a guilty plea in November to the five charges against him.
All three defendants have been in federal custody since their arrests and remain detained pending sentencing hearings, which have yet to be scheduled.
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