Cartel Drug Runner's Sadistic Abduction, Torture, and Rape in Massive Pot Heist
A Nebraska welder turned drug runner, Tanner Danielson, has been sentenced to 40 to 50 years in prison for kidnapping and 30 to 40 years for sexual assault after abducting a man he believed stole 50 pounds of marijuana from his house. Danielson tortured the man with a blowtorch, burned the word "thief" into his flesh, and raped a female companion. The victim managed to escape and seek help after being tied to a tree for 12 hours. Danielson's accomplice, Austin Widhalm, has also been arrested but has not yet been sentenced.
