路易斯安那州男子Devin Gene Book被起诉绑架儿童与成人并跨州运送：另涉制造流通假币，最高面临终身监禁
美国司法部路易斯安那西区联邦检察官办公室宣布，路易斯安那州Vermilion Parish的Erath市50岁男子Devin Gene Book被联邦大陪审团起诉，罪名包括绑架一名儿童与一名成人并跨州运送，以及多项伪造与制贩假币罪。起诉书于2026年10月21日由大陪审团递交，检方10月27日对外公布；若全部罪名成立，Book面临强制最低刑期20年、最高终身监禁。
起诉书指控，2026年4月16日至17日，Book绑架了上述一名儿童与一名成人受害人，并将二人运送跨越州界。起诉书还指控，Book在路易斯安那州境内及其他地点制造并流通伪造的美国货币，涉及多项伪造与假币罪名。
路易斯安那西区联邦检察官Zachary A. Keller宣布了这一起诉。此案由联邦调查局（FBI）、美国特勤局与Calcasieu Parish警长办公室联合调查，现由助理联邦检察官Lauren L. Nickel与Holly Y. Paillet负责起诉，法律助理Christy Angelle协助。案件编号为2:26-cr-317，审理法院为路易斯安那西区联邦地区法院。
检方提醒，起诉书仅为一项指控，所有被告在法庭以排除合理怀疑的标准证明有罪之前，均被推定为无罪。
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.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：位于Lake Charles的Calcasieu Parish法院大楼（本案由路易斯安那西区联邦检察官办公室在Lake Charles宣布起诉）。照片：25or6to4，CC BY-SA 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons。当事人无官方照片，以法院标准建筑图代之。
