A kidnapping case in which the defendants are alleged to have stolen multiple vehicles and thousands of dollars from a Lawrence man after wrapping him in duct tape has been moved from Douglas County District Court to federal court.

The kidnapping, alleged to have occurred on May 30, began in the 4600 block of Nicklaus Drive when a 65-year-old man was reportedly awakened by three men who put a pillowcase over his head and bound him in duct tape before demanding $100,000, as the Journal-World reported.

The case was filed in Douglas County District Court, but a federal indictment has been filed and the local charges have been dismissed.

Named in the indictment are Tahreon L. Allen, 20, of Lawrence; Mustafa D. Muhammad Springs, 19, of Kansas City, Kansas; Diamond K. Hines, 21, of Kansas City, Kansas; Tamara U. Jackson, 22, of Kansas City, Missouri; and Jean Willy Petit Frere. Federal court records indicate all but Frere are currently in federal custody.

The indictment charges all five with one count each of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping.

It charges Allen with additional counts of use of firearms in the furtherance of a crime, carjacking, transporting stolen vehicles over state lines and possession of a stolen firearm.

Springs is also charged with use of firearms in the furtherance of a crime and transporting stolen vehicles over state lines. Frere is also charged with use of firearms in the furtherance of a crime and carjacking. Hines is also charged with transporting stolen vehicles over state lines.

According to the affidavit in support of Allen’s arrest, the victim was bound and hooded before being transported between Lawrence and the Kansas City metro area, and the suspects moved him back and forth between all three of his vehicles while they took money from his bank account. The man was bound for several hours before he was taken to an apartment complex and moved to a room that he described as a “concrete tomb” with a dirt floor where he thought he would finally be killed. When the suspect attempted to move him again, a security guard in the area intervened and was able to free the man, according to the affidavit.

The case is currently set for a scheduling conference on Oct. 5.