Exclusive: Law enforcement called 8 times before Sam Nordquist's death in hotel room 22
Law enforcement officers were called to the hotel where authorities say Sam Nordquist was tortured to death at least eight times throughout his captivity, sheriff’s office call records obtained by NBC News show.
Law enforcement officers were called to the hotel where authorities say Sam Nordquist was tortured to death at least eight times throughout his captivity, sheriff’s office call records obtained by NBC News show.
Deputies from the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office went to Patty’s Lodge in Canandaigua, New York, in January to perform two welfare checks at the hotel, respond to three instances of “family trouble,” address a “neighbor dispute,” complete a probation check and issue a warrant for an unnamed individual’s arrest, according to the call records.
However, none of those calls specifically referenced Room 22, where Nordquist, 24, was allegedly held captive from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2., Ontario County Sheriff David J. Cirencione told NBC News shortly after this story was published. Nordquist was beaten, sexually assaulted and starved by seven people in Room 22 before he died from his injuries, prosecutors said last week.
The call records do not indicate which rooms authorities visited, and it’s unclear whether anyone heard anything. But anyone on the property would be within several dozen feet of Room 22; the hotel is on a small lot of land with about two dozen rooms grouped by four one-story buildings.
Sam Nordquist.New York State PolicePatty’s Lodge could not immediately be reached for comment.
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