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http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041116/NEWS/411160327/1033/NEWS01
'4 ACCUSED OF TATTOOING `THIEF' ON MAN'S FACE
Published on November 16, 2004
�© 2004- The Press Democrat
BYLINE: GLENDA ANDERSON, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
PAGE: B1
Four Mendocino Coast residents have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and tattooing "thief" on the forehead of a man they suspected of stealing a pound of marijuana.
"This is the first time in 34 years in Mendocino County in law enforcement I've seen something like this," Mendocino County Sheriff Tony Craver said Monday.
Stephen Anapolsky, 64, Daz Curtis Carlson, 34, and Colin Gilligan, 19, all of Fort Bragg, were arrested last week and arraigned Monday on charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment, conspiracy and mayhem, Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Broin said.
A fourth suspect, Greg Troy June, 41, was arrested Sunday on a warrant issued for alleged spousal abuse and is scheduled to be arraigned later this week.
The victim, a 31-year-old Fort Bragg man, was lured to Gilligan's home Nov. 9, Broin said. He declined to release the victim's name, saying that it could place him in danger and that he had suffered enough.
The kidnappers believed the victim had stolen a pound of marijuana from Anapolsky, Broin said.
Anapolsky had offered a $1,000 reward for the return of his marijuana - or the victim's little finger, Broin said.
Once at Gilligan's home, the victim was punched, placed in a choke hold and duct taped, Broin said.
Anapolsky, with the assistance of Carlson and Gilligan, allegedly tattooed "thief" in 2-inch-high letters on the victim's forehead, Broin said.
"They didn't just write it on his forehead with a magic marker. It will have to be surgically removed," Craver said.
After tattooing the victim, Anapolsky allegedly drove him north of Fort Bragg, still duct taped.
The victim was able to free himself and talked Anapolsky into releasing him near Cleone, according to investigators.
The victim called 911 and, still bleeding from his face, was taken to the hospital for treatment, Broin said.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fort Bragg sheriff's substation, Broin said.
You can reach Staff Writer Glenda Anderson at 462-6473 or
ganderson@pressdemocrat.com.'
