Court order links Terrion Arnold to alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Florida
A seven-page court order filed Feb. 24 ties Detroit Lions corner Terrion Arnold to an alleged kidnapping and armed robbery that a judge says was carried out in retaliation for a reported burglary at an Airbnb he rented in Largo, Florida.
Judge details charges and items taken from Largo Airbnb
In State of Florida v. Boakai Eugene Hilton, Circuit Judge J. Logan Murphy granted the state’s motion for pretrial detention on three counts of kidnapping to harm or terrorize and three counts of robbery with a firearm, each charged as a first-degree felony punishable by life in prison under Florida law; the seven-page order was filed Feb. 24 in Hillsborough County Circuit Court.
How the court says the plot unfolded
The order lays out that the alleged scheme followed a reported burglary of an Airbnb in Largo rented by Terrion Arnold, with items reported stolen including designer bags, $100, 000 in cash, an $80, 000 necklace and a cell phone issued to Arnold by the NFL.
Driver hired by Arnold named in the order
Judge Murphy wrote that Arnold had hired Yan Lopez as a private driver to transport him and friends to and from the Airbnb; during that period the rental was robbed twice, and Arnold began to suspect Lopez may have been involved in the burglaries.
Alleged ambush: bait, a FaceTime video and a group chat
The order says co-defendant Jasmine Randazzo lured Daniel Tenesaca to her apartment after he expressed romantic interest in her, and that 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.
Victims held, beaten and robbed in a bedroom
When Tenesaca arrived 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, and their phones and wallets were taken before release.
Driver assaulted and threatened inside the apartment
The judge wrote that Lopez, who had been waiting in a car, later entered the apartment and was pistol-whipped and taken to the bedroom, where one co-defendant placed the barrel of a firearm in Lopez’s mouth while demanding the return of the stolen property and Arnold’s phone.
Hilton accused of orchestrating the attack
Murphy wrote that Boakai Eugene 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 also instructed that the victims’ phones be seized and kept in a bedroom corner until "terrion [a]nd Boakai [Hilton] and Fredo" arrived at the apartment complex.
Identification, motive and the judge’s finding
The order states Hilton later arrived and was identified by one of the victims as they were escorted out, and Judge Murphy wrote that the evidence presented at the hearing "appears [Hilton] orchestrated the kidnapping, beating, and robbery of three victims in retribution for their perceived theft of property from Arnold’s AirBNB. " The judge found the state met its burden of showing a "substantial proba" — unclear in the provided context.
Ken Haddad, Manager, Coverage and Content, prepared the text of the order as filed; further proceedings in State of Florida v. Boakai Eugene Hilton and any additional court dates or filings are unclear in the provided context.
