NIAGARA, N.Y. — The Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced an indictment was unsealed in Niagara County Court on Thursday charging 31-year-old Gregory Perry of Town of Niagara and 35-year-old Ashley McMillen of Niagara Falls in connection to the kidnapping of 77-year-old Rodney Haynes, Sr.
The indictment comes following an investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office and the Town of Niagara Police after receiving a report of a missing person on March 26, 2024.
The district attorney's office said Perry faces the following charges:
- First-degree kidnapping
- Second-degree robbery
- Aggravated criminal contempt
- Endangering the welfare of a child
Perry also faces an additional count of second-degree criminal contempt related to the same victim for an incident on July 29, 2023 and fourth-degree tampering with a witness and second-degree criminal contempt for an incident on April 10, 2024.
The district attorney's office said McMillen faces the following charges:
- First-degree kidnapping
- Second-degree robbery
- Endangering the welfare of a child
A judge remanded Perry to the Niagara County Jail and set bail of $100k cash, $200k bond and $1 million partially secured for McMillen.
