Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as taking or confining a person against their will by force, violence or fraud.
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer at her vacation home. Six men were charged in federal court, while seven others […] More
October 8, 2020
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 39-year-old woman was charged Tuesday in what authorities say was an attempted kidnapping of the 9-month-old granddaughter of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana from his Southern California home. Sodsai Predpring Dalzell of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty in LA County court to felony counts […] More
September 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their 9-month-old grandchild over the weekend, law enforcement officials confirmed on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Montana told deputies that his grandchild was sleeping in a playpen on Saturday when […] More
September 29, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A South Carolina man who stalked a 26-year-old WWE star for years and spent eight months planning to kidnap her was arrested Sunday after breaking into her home near Tampa, sheriff’s officials said. Phillip A. Thomas II, 24, of Cordesville, South Carolina, was arrested early Sunday for attempting to carry out […] More
August 17, 2020
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego man was in police custody Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and his twin toddlers were in the hospital after he drove off a cliff with them in his car in what police say was a suicide attempt. Robert Brians was booked Monday on suspicion of two counts of […] More
June 24, 2020
The last time Mackenzie Lueck was seen alive was at the Salt Lake City airport on June 17, 2019. The University of Utah student had just returned from a trip to California where she had attended her grandmother’s funeral. She’d sent her mother a text message that said, “Landed and love you Mama.” From the […] More
June 18, 2020
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man convicted of kidnapping a Wisconsin girl and killing her parents told police after his arrest that he never thought Jayme Closs would escape because she was petrified, and that after holding her captive for two weeks, he believed he’d get away with his crimes, according […] More
December 26, 2019
On Thursday, Court TV’s Vinnie Politan, host of “Closing Arguments with Vinnie Politan,” sat down for an exclusive interview with Jeffery Leving, the attorney for Elian Gonzalez’s father. Elian skyrocketed to the international spotlight in 1999, after he became the center of an immigration and custody battle between the United States and Cuba. The then-five-year-old […] More
December 18, 2019
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man who kidnapped Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs and killed her parents got into a fight in a New Mexico prison with an inmate who asked about the case, showing how word of his crimes has spread and raising questions about whether moving him to an out-of-state lockup accomplished anything. A […] More
October 31, 2019
BARRON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin girl whose parents were fatally shot before she was kidnapped and held captive for 88 days before escaping from her abductor said she’s feeling stronger every day and is thankful for the kindness and concern expressed to her from people all over the country in the year after the […] More
October 14, 2019
