Orange County Sheriff vehicle.Photo:humblebleufrog photo/Alamy Stock Photo
humblebleufrog photo/Alamy Stock Photo
Four people have been arrested and charged with kidnapping in Florida after a woman claimed that they held against her will in a dog cage.
Reed was also arrested on a separate aggravated battery with firearm charge for allegedly whipping the victim with a pistol,per a post fromthe Orange County Sheriff’s Office on X (formerly Twitter).
The affidavit alleged, per the outlet, that the victim was forced into a car while at gunpoint and had her hands tied with a chord. Police then claimed that her hands and feet were then bound together with duct tape and her mouth was also taped shut. She was then allegedly kept in a dog cage in Reed’s backyard.
Per Fox News, the affidavit alleged that the suspects had been trying to “obtain information” including the woman’s address in regards to a “potential stolen item."
Police say the victim managed to escape the cage and had knocked on the doors of neighboring homes to ask for help. Deputies were dispatched to the scene where the incident was then investigated, Fox News reported.
According to the outlet, aside from the kidnapping charges, Jackson reportedly is also facing a separate count of failure to appear on a previous petit theft retail charge.
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Police noted in their X post that the victim — who was not named — is “expected to recover.”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Tuesday.
source: people.com
