Roland Chatmon and three others pleaded guilty in the kidnapping of his uncle, Curtis Dixon.

A guilty plea is the conviction on the counts a defendant admits. It is not the prison term. FOX 2 and the New York Post say the four kidnapping defendants face a mandatory minimum of seven years and a maximum of life, with hearings in 2027. WXYZ reported that all five, including Kenneth Anderson, face that range. FOX 2, CBS Detroit, and the Post say Anderson was already sentenced to probation.

FOX 2 Detroit, by David Komer, published Nov. 6, 2026, at 8:18 a.m. EST, reported five people have been convicted in a kidnapping conspiracy against a relative who was gifted $100,000 after a chance encounter with a social media influencer. It reported Roland Chatmon, 37, of Detroit, Leica Lopez Martinez, 33, of Lake Orion, Ieasha Stroman, 38, of Pontiac, and Dneiqua Stroman, 43, of Pontiac, pleaded guilty to kidnapping conspiracy and federal firearms charges. It reported Kenneth Anderson, 54, of Pontiac, had previously pleaded guilty to money laundering, was sentenced to probation, and was ordered to pay restitution. It reported that with the pleas, Chatmon, Lopez Martinez, and the two Stromans face a mandatory minimum of seven years in federal prison and a maximum of life. The New York Post, by Richard Pollina, published Nov. 6, 2026, at 1:36 a.m. ET, reported Chatmon pleaded guilty to kidnapping conspiracy and federal gun charges, and that federal prosecutors in Detroit announced it Wednesday. It reported that after pleading guilty Wednesday, the four face at least seven years and up to life, with sentencing in early 2027. An earlier sentence on that page says Lopez Martinez, Ieasha Stroman, and Dneiqua Stroman face the same charges, while Anderson previously pleaded guilty to money laundering. Face the same charges, and pleaded guilty Wednesday, are not the same step, and both are on the Post. CBS Detroit, by DeJanay Booth-Singleton, dated its story Nov. 4, 2026, at 10:17 p.m. EST, and attributed it to the U.S. Attorney's Office. It reported the four pleaded guilty to firearms offenses and kidnapping. Kidnapping conspiracy and federal firearms charges, and firearms offenses and kidnapping, are not the same charge line. Nov. 4, 2026, was a Wednesday, which is the day the Post named. FOX 2's story date is Nov. 6. FOX 2 attributed the account to previous reports and to the US Eastern District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. That name, and the U.S. Attorney's Office, are not the same office. WXYZ, by Brett Kast and Marlon Falconer, with no clock printed on the page, reported all five face a minimum of seven years and a maximum of life, with sentencing early next year. All five facing seven years to life, and Anderson already sentenced to probation, are not the same sentence.

The uncle in that conspiracy is Curtis Dixon, an adult. FOX 2 reported Roland Terrell Chatmon is Dixon's nephew, and that Chatmon's mother is the sister of Dixon's wife. Roland Terrell Chatmon, and Roland Chatmon, are not the same fullness of the name. FOX 2 reported Dixon was recognized in late August 2025 by Zach Dereniowski, who goes by MDMotivator and had appeared to be blind, and was given more than $100,000, a new car, and other gifts. A later paragraph on that page reported a crowdfunding campaign raised more than $100,000, plus $5,000 from Dereniowski, a new car, and $2,500 from American Jewelry and Loan, where Dixon had planned to pawn his wedding ring to pay a utility bill. The Post reported Dereniowski has more than 28 million followers, that Dixon received $1,000 from him, and that a GoFundMe then raised more than $100,000, along with a new truck and other gifts. One thousand dollars, five thousand dollars, and more than $100,000 are not the same gift. A new car, a new truck, and the GMC Yukon Denali named later on FOX 2 are not the same vehicle word. WXYZ reported the gift as $100,000 and a Yukon Denali.

FOX 2 reported the plot as Dixon beaten, tied up, and left in a car set ablaze with him inside. The same story reported he was found on the ground near his GMC Yukon Denali, which was engulfed, and that witnesses said they pulled him out from inside. With him inside, on the ground, and pulled out from inside are not the same place, and all three are on FOX 2. The Post reported prosecutors said he was hog-tied and held hostage in his own truck, pistol-whipped and beaten, then dumped on the ground next to the truck before it was torched. CBS reported prosecutors said he was tied up and put in the trunk, and that the defendants left him on the ground before setting the truck on fire. The back of an SUV, a hostage in his truck, and the trunk are not the same place. WXYZ reported Dixon said he was held at gunpoint, hogtied, stripped, and beaten, and left on the ground as the car was set on fire. FOX 2 reported he told police he was robbed at gunpoint and tied in the back of his SUV. FOX 2 reported he was lured on Vernor by Leica Doreen Lopez Martinez, who said her car had broken down, and then ambushed near Filer Avenue. Leica Doreen Lopez Martinez, and Leica Lopez Martinez, are not the same fullness of the name. WXYZ reported Dixon said the woman told him she had been carjacked. A breakdown, and a carjacking, are not the same lure. FOX 2 reported his hands and feet were bound, a shirt was placed over his head, and the others demanded money or they would kill his wife. It reported that on Sept. 1 police went to a home invasion at Dixon's residence in Southwest Detroit, that his wife said two armed suspects pointed a gun at her, tied her up, and stole a safe, and that Detroit police responded around the same time to a vehicle fire near Mount Elliot and Nevada. The Post and CBS reported prosecutors said Chatmon and Dneiqua Stroman broke into the house, stole the safe, tied up Chatmon's aunt, and left her in a bathtub, with Dixon still tied in the truck. FOX 2's family line makes Dixon's wife Chatmon's aunt. Wife, and aunt, are not the same word on the page. Two armed suspects, and Chatmon and Dneiqua Stroman, are not the same pair of names. A bathtub is on the Post and on CBS. It is not in FOX 2's sentences about the wife. One FOX 2 paragraph spelled the name Dnequia. Dnequia, and Dneiqua, are not the same spelling.

FOX 2 reported recorded jail calls on Aug. 20, Aug. 22, and Aug. 24, 2025, between Chatmon and his brother, who was in the Wayne County Jail, about Dixon's money, including Chatmon saying Dixon had a brand-new car, a crib, and 100 racks. The brother is not named. The Post reported Chatmon guided the ride by phone and that the group later met Anderson, who helped move money from Dixon's Cash App. CBS reported the same Cash App meeting. FOX 2 reported that on Sept. 25, 2025, ATF agents searched five residences in Detroit, Rochester Hills, and Pontiac, arrested the suspects, and found drugs, guns, and items from the stolen safe. The Post reported the raids came within a month and that all five were taken into custody. WXYZ reported Dixon said that after he left the hospital his nephew called and asked whether he knew who did it, and that at an ATF interview the third photograph was his nephew. It quoted him: "When I found out it was family, I was so hurt. I couldn't believe it." FOX 2 reported the remaining sentencings as Leica Lopez Martinez on Feb. 3, 2027, Dneiqua Stroman on Feb. 9, 2027, Roland Chatmon on Feb. 25, 2027, and Ieasha Stroman on March 15, 2027. CBS reported sentencing in February 2027 and March 2027 and did not print those four dates. The pleas are in. The term of imprisonment for those four is not. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.