Man Gets 37-year Sentence for Kidnapping FBI Employee in South Dakota

Man Gets 37-year Sentence for Kidnapping FBI Employee in South Dakota
An FBI logo is pictured on an agent's shirt in the Manhattan borough of New York on Oct. 19, 2021. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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RAPID CITY, S.D.—One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota has been sentenced to 37 years in prison.

Juan Alvarez-Sorto, 25, was sentenced Friday in federal court, the Rapid City Journal reported. Alvarez-Sorto and Deyvin Morales, 29, were found guilty in January. Alvarez-Sorto also was convicted of unlawfully entering the U.S. after being deported to his home country, El Salvador.