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Tiera Sedentopf pleads guilty in Livingston kidnapping and robbery

One of three people charged in an August kidnapping and robbery in Calgary has pleaded guilty.

3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 29, 2026, 3:16 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 28, 2026, 11:02 a.m. ETWritten Aug 29, 2026, 3:22 p.m. ET
Tiera Sedentopf, 35, has pleaded guilty in connection with a kidnapping and robbery in Calgary, according to the Calgary Herald. The plea is an admission of guilt, but sentencing has not yet been decided. Sedentopf was one of three people in the incident, along with Kyle Fraser, 31, and Danny Sawa Sawa, 21. The charges included possession of stolen property over $5,000, dangerous driving, kidnapping, robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of an assault weapon, and breach of conditions, as reported by the Calgary Herald. The charges stem from an alleged incident shortly after midnight on Aug. 18, when, according to the government, a man threatened a victim with a knife and, with two other men, pushed the victim into the trunk of his own car, drove him to the outskirts of the city, and then drove off in the stolen car. The Calgary Police Service, RCMP, and HAWCS were involved in the investigation. The other two defendants, Fraser and Sawa Sawa, have not yet entered pleas. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the case against them remains pending.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 29, 2026, 3:21 p.m. ET

    Three charged in Livingston kidnapping and robbery

    Three people have been charged in connection with a kidnapping and robbery in Livingston, according to the Calgary Police Service. The matter is at the charging stage and has not been resolved in court.

    Tiera Sedentopf, 35, Kyle Fraser, 31, and Danny Sawa Sawa, 21, face charges including kidnapping, robbery, dangerous driving, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of an assault weapon, and breach of conditions, as reported by the Calgary Herald.

    The charges stem from an alleged incident shortly after midnight on Aug. 18, in which a man was threatened with a knife, pushed into the trunk of his own car, driven to the outskirts of the city, and then left as the suspects drove off in the stolen car, according to the Calgary Herald.

    The Calgary Police Service, RCMP, and HAWCS were involved in the investigation. The charges have not been proven in court, and the accused are presumed innocent.

  2. Aug 29, 2026, 3:16 p.m. ETFirst report

    Three charged in Livingston kidnapping and robbery

    Three people have been charged in connection with a kidnapping and robbery that occurred shortly after midnight on Aug. 18, according to the Calgary Herald. Tiera Sedentopf, 35, Kyle Fraser, 31, and Danny Sawa Sawa, 21, face charges including kidnapping, robbery, dangerous driving, possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of a dangerous weapon, possession of an assault weapon, and breach of conditions, the outlet reported.

    The government alleges that a man was threatened with a knife and, with two other men, pushed into the trunk of his own car, driven to the outskirts of the city, and then the suspects drove off in the stolen car, according to the Calgary Herald. The Calgary Police Service, RCMP, and HAWCS were involved in the investigation, the outlet reported.

    The charges are allegations and the accused are presumed innocent. The case is at the charging stage and has not been decided in court.

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