A security guard accused of masterminding a plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby searched on Google for “how to meet people who plan to kidnap celebrities”, a court heard. Gavin Plumb’s online searches and messages were read to a jury on Tuesday, in which he said he would make Ms Willoughby […]
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Woman tells roommate to move out, then kidnaps him and has cousin beat him up, feds say
A 28-year-old woman is facing prison time after being convicted of kidnapping her roommate in the District of Columbia, federal officials said. In October 2023, Antoinette Gilmore, of Washington, D.C., got into an argument with her roommate on the phone, according to a May 21 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Gilmore told the […]
Woman tells roommate to move out, then kidnaps him and has cousin beat him up, feds say
A 28-year-old woman is facing prison time after being convicted of kidnapping her roommate in the District of Columbia, federal officials said. In October 2023, Antoinette Gilmore, of Washington, D.C., got into an argument with her roommate on the phone, according to a May 21 news release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Gilmore told the […]
Dad kidnaps 3-year-old son in SC, sets truck on fire with child still inside, cops say
A South Carolina man accused of kidnapping his son and leading troopers on a chase that ended in a fiery crash has been arrested, authorities say. The 31-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, May 8, across the Georgia state line after he was accused of attacking his child’s mother in Belton, South Carolina, according to a […]
Officer kidnaps man and fatally shoots him, then dumps his body in river, feds say
An on-duty Memphis police officer kidnapped a man, shot him in the head and unsuccessfully tried getting rid of his body more than three years ago, federal prosecutors said. Patric J. Ferguson killed the man, identified as R.H., on Jan. 5, 2021, and dumped his body in the Wolf River in Memphis with the help […]
Woman kidnaps ex’s kids and threatens to leave them ‘cold in the car,’ TN cops say
A woman kidnapped her ex-boyfriend’s kids and told their dad she would return them when she got her stuff back, Tennessee authorities said. When the two kids under the age of 13 didn’t come home after school, Nashville investigators believed they had been kidnapped from their bus stop by 30-year-old Jenny Men, according to a […]
Driver shot during chaotic traffic stop when he kidnaps deputy who stopped him, cops say
A deputy was being kidnapped when he pulled his gun and shot the driver on Interstate 10 in southwest Louisiana, according to investigators. The deputy and suspect survived the resulting car crash, but both were hospitalized, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported in a news release. It happened around 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, […]
Man guns down girlfriend as kid watches, then kidnaps her 6-year-old, TN officials say
A 10-year-old hiding in a car witnessed his mom’s boyfriend shoot her to death in the front yard, then kidnap his 6-year-old sibling, Tennessee officials said. Now, the man has been found guilty on all charges including first-degree premeditated murder and kidnapping, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office announced Feb. 27. Byron Pipkin, now 35, […]
Man kidnaps 11-year-old and flees 100 miles before he’s shot dead, Tennessee cops say
A man kidnapped an 11-year-old girl in Tennessee, then fled 100 miles with her before he was shot dead near the Georgia border, authorities said. Law enforcement issued an endangered child alert for an 11-year-old who was last seen Jan. 30 in Knox County, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Investigators learned the child […]
Man kills one person, kidnaps another in Charlotte. Suspect is on the run
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have released the name of the woman who was shot and killed in east Charlotte last Friday. Diana Perez-Barrera, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene when police arrived around 6 a.m. on Jan. 19 at Turquoise Drive. A CMPD incident report said the unknown male suspect who shot Perez-Barrera demanded money and […]