Four of six defendants accused of handcuffing, blindfolding disabled man get prison

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Joseph Schwab is starting trial Monday on accusations that he participated in the kidnapping of a developmentally disabled man in February. Christopher Tolentino was sentenced Monday to more than 15 years in prison for his role in the crime.

(Multnomah Co. Sheriff's Office)

group of six people who were accused of handcuffing, blindfolding and extracting financial information from a 34-year-old developmentally disabled man have one-by-one admitted guilt.

Monday, a fourth defendant -- Christopher Tolentino, aka Tonlentino -- was sentenced to 15 years and 10 months in prison for his role in meeting Michael Daugherty online and luring him to a Gresham apartment.

Authorities say Daugherty was blindfolded and handcuffed for two days in February. His captors threatened to hurt him with a stun gun and kill him with a knife while accessing his bank account and getting the keys to his house, authorities say.

Tolentino and the three other defendants have pleaded guilty to first-degree kidnapping and robbery, among other crimes. James Dayton Cox was sentenced to 6 2/3 years, Ashley Marie Adams received 7½ years, and Christopher Dante Andrews got 10 years.

A fifth defendant, Joseph Schwab, 50, is scheduled to start trial Monday afternoon in Multnomah County Circuit Court. A sixth defendant, Whitney Lee Engstrom, is scheduled to go to trial in early September.

Authorities say the group robbed Daughterty of more than $1,000 worth of property. He was rescued from the apartment in the 700 block of Southeast 193rd Avenue after police received a tip.

-- Aimee Green

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