A-Rod's Nephew Held For Ransom In Midtown Hotel: Police

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — The nephew of former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was held for ransom Wednesday night at a Midtown Manhattan hotel after a botched luxury car deal, police officials said.

A-rod's nephew Norberto Susini, 29, was held in a room at the Mariott Marquis by Lamin Vucetovic, 33, and Anthony Gilkes, 30, who had agreed to buy a $600,000 Lamborghini from the minor league ballplayer, police said.

The deal for the luxury vehicle fell through when Vucetovic and Gilkes backed out at the last minute and demanded Susini return a $30,000 deposit, police said. When Susini refused, Vucetovic and Gilkes didn't let him leave their hotel room and called his business partners to demand ransom, police said.

The business partners instead opted to call the cops, who arrived at the Times Square hotel around 11:30 p.m. to arrest Vucetovic and Gilkes, police said.

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