Court order links Detroit Lions corner Terrion Arnold to kidnapping, armed robbery

A Florida court order describes a kidnapping and armed robbery plot tied to an Airbnb theft that involved terrion arnold and others, and it prompted pretrial detention for one defendant. The seven-page order, filed Feb. 24 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, lays out a chain of texts, alleged roles and violent encounters that culminated in criminal charges.

Court order and charges

Circuit Judge J. Logan Murphy filed the seven-page order in State of Florida v. Boakai Eugene Hilton on Feb. 24 and granted the state’s motion for pretrial detention. The order seeks detention in connection with three charges of kidnapping to harm or terrorize and three charges of robbery with a firearm, with each count described as a first-degree felony punishable by life in prison under Florida law.

Details from the alleged burglary

The order ties the events to a reported burglary of an Airbnb in Largo that had been rented by Terrion Arnold. Murphy wrote that Arnold had hired Yan Lopez as a private driver to transport him and friends to and from the rental. During that time the rental was reportedly robbed twice and items taken included designer bags, $100, 000 in cash, an $80, 000 necklace and a cell phone issued to Arnold by the NFL.

Sequence of alleged attack

Murphy wrote that Arnold began to suspect Lopez might have been involved in the burglaries. Although the theft was reported to Largo authorities, the judge wrote that Arnold and his friends “decided to take matters into their own hands. ” Text messages and victim statements in the order show that Jasmine Randazzo lured Daniel Tenesaca to her apartment after he expressed romantic interest in her. Arianna Del Valle, identified in the order as Arnold’s girlfriend, instructed Randazzo to act as “bait, ” with promises of payment from Arnold and his friends.

When Tenesaca arrived at the apartment with Soljah Anderson, the order states, Lyndell Hudson and Christion Williams confronted them in a bedroom closet while armed with a rifle and a handgun. The victims were held in a bedroom for about an hour, interrogated, beaten and pistol-whipped, the judge wrote.

Text messages, FaceTime and group chat

Murphy wrote that Hilton appeared to orchestrate the attack through text messages and a group chat, asking whether a co-defendant had a gun and instructing Del Valle to video the encounter on FaceTime so he could see and hear what was happening. Text messages shown in the order instructed co-defendants to seize the victims’ phones and keep them in a bedroom corner until “terrion [a]nd Boakai [Hilton] and Fredo” arrived at the apartment complex.

The order says Lopez, who had been waiting in a car, later entered the apartment, was pistol-whipped and taken to the bedroom; one co-defendant is described as placing the barrel of a firearm in Lopez’s mouth while demanding the return of the stolen property and Arnold’s phone. Before the victims were released, their phones and wallets were taken. The order states there is no evidence the victims were involved in the Airbnb theft.

Arrests, pleas and current status

The court documents say that Hilton later arrived at the apartment and was identified by one of the victims as they were escorted out. The order concluded with the judge writing: “From the evidence presented at the pretrial detention hearing — none of which was contradicted and all of which is consistent across the text messages and the victims’ accounts — it appears Hilton orchestrated the kidnapping, beating, and robbery of three victims in retribution for their perceived theft of property from Arnold’s AirBNB, ” Murphy wrote. The judge found the state met its burden of showing a “substantial proba" — unclear in the provided context.

Separately, notes in subsequent reporting state that Hilton pleaded not guilty to three counts of kidnapping to harm or terrorize and three counts of robbery with a firearm. Thus far, five people have been arrested in connection with the incident. The court order and later accounts say three people, including Arnold’s personal driver, were assaulted and robbed.

Arnold’s status and representation

The broader coverage of the matter states that Terrion Arnold has not been charged or arrested in the case. There have been no public comments from the Detroit Lions nor from Arnold’s camp in the materials reviewed here. A representative for Terrion Arnold clarified that Lyndell Hudson is not a security guard for Arnold, and that Christion Williams is not Arnold’s cousin.

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Ken Haddad, Manager, Coverage and Content, is listed on one of the published accounts summarizing the court order and its allegations.

Questions about charges, the criminal process and any disciplinary consequences remain tied to the ongoing court proceedings and the defendants’ legal responses.