Louisiana Man Devin Gene Book Indicted for Kidnapping a Child and an Adult Across State Lines and Passing Counterfeit Currency
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced that Devin Gene Book, 50, of Erath, in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping a child and an adult and transporting them across state lines, along with multiple counts of counterfeiting and forgery. The indictment was returned on October 21, 2026, and announced on October 27. If convicted on all charges, Book faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years and up to life in federal prison.
The indictment alleges that between April 16 and 17, 2026, Book kidnapped the child and the adult victim and transported them across state lines. It further alleges that Book produced and passed counterfeit United States currency at locations in Louisiana and elsewhere.
U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana made the announcement. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lauren L. Nickel and Holly Y. Paillet, with assistance from Legal Assistant Christy Angelle. The case number is 2:26-cr-317, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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