Ex-Convict Charged With Abduction of U.S. Tourist in Uganda
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Ugandan police charged a former convict with masterminding the abduction of a U.S. tourist and her guide in the East African nation.
Byaruhanga Onesmus, 43, was indicted with aggravated robbery and kidnapping with the intent of procuring a ransom, the Uganda Police Force said in a statement Thursday. His victims, Kimberly Sue Endicott and Jean Paul Mirenge, were snatched from their vehicle in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park on April 2 and found five days later. An elderly couple in the van was robbed and abandoned.