False imprisonment

Kidnapped woman gets held captive in dog cage, four suspects arrested

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Four individuals have been arrested in Florida after a woman in her 40s claimed she was held captive in a dog cage before managing to escape and seek help from her neighbors. The suspects, identified as Monica Latresis Reed, Cortez Jackson, Kevin Holmes, and Damon Tromp, have been charged with armed kidnapping with intent to commit a felony and false imprisonment with a weapon by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Reed is also facing an …

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Two young boys escape captivity in very rough shape. Mother and boyfriend arrested.

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Two young boys from Wisconsin, aged 7 and 9, managed to escape from their home where they had been confined for years, leading to the arrest and charging of their mother and her partner. The mother, Katie Koch, 34, and her boyfriend, Joel Manke, 38, are now facing serious felony charges due to their treatment of the children. The boys were first spotted by a neighbor as they peered through a broken window before making …

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Uber driver gets assaulted by passenger

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Maryland State Police arrested Eduardo Castillo, a 30-year-old man, on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a rideshare driver, consuming illegal drugs in the vehicle, and holding the driver against his will. Castillo faces charges of second-degree assault, false imprisonment, and drug-related offenses. The incident began when the rideshare driver picked up Castillo in York, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to drive him to multiple destinations before heading towards Baltimore. Throughout the journey, Castillo is accused of seizing the …

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Police Release Photos Showing Where 2 Teens Were Held Captive During the Pandemic

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New photos reveal the squalid conditions in which two children were allegedly kept captive in North Las Vegas. Addy Gonzales, her boyfriend, Daniel Omezcua, and Gonzales’ mother, Maria Pasarin, have been indicted on criminal charges. Their charges include child abuse and false imprisonment. Prosecutors allege that the trio kept Gonzales’s niece and nephew locked up in the garage or bedroom without food or water for extended periods of time. Neighbors called the police after they …

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