Editing Ariel Castro (section)

===Arrest and trial===
Castro was arrested on May 6<sup>th</sup>, 2013. He was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape on May 8<sup>th</sup>, which carry prison sentences of ten years to life in Ohio.<ref>[https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/05/cleveland_city_prosecutors_cha.html#incart_river#incart_maj-story-1 Cleveland city prosecutors charge Ariel Castro with kidnapping, rape in case of missing women], ''The Plain Dealer''</ref> Two of Castro's brothers were also initially taken into custody, but were released on May 9 after police announced that they had no involvement in the kidnappings.

Castro made his first court appearance at the Cleveland Municipal Court on May 9<sup>th</sup>, where bail was set at $2 million per kidnapping charge, adding to a total of $8 million. Additional charges were reported to be pending, including aggravated murder (for intentional induction of miscarriages), attempted murder, assault, a charge for each instance of rape, and a kidnapping charge for each day each captive was held. On May 14<sup>th</sup>, Castro's attorneys said he would plead "not guilty" to all charges if indicted for kidnapping and rape.

On August 1<sup>st</sup>, Castro was sentenced to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, all without any possibility of parole.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/castro-gets-life-without-parole-for-ohio-kidnappings-1.1482210 Castro gets life without parole for Ohio kidnappings], ''The Irish Times''</ref><ref>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-ariel-castro-faces-life-sentence-plus-1000-years-for-rape-murder News Wrap: Ariel Castro Faces Life Sentence Plus 1,000 Years for Rape, Murder], ''PBS''</ref>