Colorado man sentenced to prison after kidnapping woman from Michael Bloomberg’s ranch
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (KRDO) - A Colorado man will be in prison for quite some time after kidnapping a woman from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ranch.
Joseph Beecher, 51, was convicted of kidnapping, carjacking, using/carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and transportation of stolen firearms, the FBI says.
FBI officials say Beecher drove to Michael Bloomberg's ranch to kill him but instead took a female ranch employee hostage.
The FBI says the woman was found physically unharmed.
Beecher will serve 22 years in jail, FBI officials say.
