Tag: kidnapping

State Department Confirms 2 US Citizens Kidnapped in Haiti

The U.S. State Department on Thursday confirmed that two U.S. citizens have been kidnaped in Haiti. “I can confirm the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Haiti. We are in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will continue to work with them and our U.S. Government interagency partners, but I don’t have any other specific…


Michigan Kidnapping Case Takes Shocking Turn: FBI Secretly Active in Other States | Facts Matter

Two years ago, it was revealed that there was a plot that involved over a dozen men who were planning to kidnap the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. However, after these men were caught, and during their court proceedings, the federal government was forced to admit that they had at least 12 confidential informants who…


Deadly Mexico Kidnapping Hits Home in South Carolina

LAKE CITY, S.C.—Americans who officials said got caught in a deadly drug cartel shootout in Mexico last week all had ties to a small town in South Carolina, where leaders have called for community support of the families and two captives returned to U.S. soil Tuesday. Elected officials and religious figures rallied the community in…


Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Newly Identified Suspect in Unsolved Kidnapping of Ontario Woman

An arrest warrant has been issued for an individual believed to be involved in the kidnapping of Toronto woman Elnaz Hajtamiri, who has been missing for over a year. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a March 8 release that Deshawn Davis, 35, of Toronto, has been identified as a suspect in the abduction of…


Mexican Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Kidnapping, Murder of Americans

Mexican police have arrested a suspect in connection with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in Matamoros last week, officials said. Mexico’s Secretary for Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodriguez Velazquez identified the suspect as Jose Guadalupe, 24, at a press conference, according to local reports. Guadalupe had reportedly been guarding the house where kidnapped…


2 Americans Violently Kidnapped in Mexico Found Dead, 2 Alive

Mexico’s president said Tuesday that two of the four U.S. citizens who were assaulted and kidnapped in Mexico have been found dead, while the other two have been found alive. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that one of the individuals who was found alive had been injured in last week’s violent abduction. Tamaulipas…


NTD Good Morning (Feb. 2): Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect US Petroleum Reserve; CA Pushing More Gun Control

A bipartisan bill banning the sale of oil from the U.S. Petroleum Reserve to China is introduced in the Senate. But will Majority Leader Chuck Schumer allow it to be voted on? California looking to push through more gun control laws. Find out what officials — in the state with some of the most restrictive gun…


Former NFL Player Jerrell Powe Arrested in Mississippi on Kidnapping Charge

Jerrell Powe, a 35-year-old former NFL player, was taken into custody last week on charges of kidnapping, according to authorities. Madison County Detention Center jail records show that Powe was booked on Jan. 12 at 7:31 p.m. with no bail set. He was arrested by officers of the Ridgeland Police Department at a bank in…


Armed Iowa Mother Saves Her Child From Duo Attempting to Kidnap Him

A mother in Iowa, legally carrying a firearm, saved her young son from an attempted kidnapping at an apartment in Des Moines, according to reports. Shay Lindberg, the manager at the Hubbell Tower Apartments, noticed two people repeatedly walking back and forth in front of the building on Jan. 5, Fox News affiliate KDSM-TV reported….


Grammy Winner Accused of Assault, Kidnapping Fatally Shot

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—A Grammy-winning sound engineer accused of kidnapping and threatening his wife and stepdaughter at gunpoint in Tennessee was fatally shot by police, authorities said. A Metro Nashville Police officer killed Mark Capps, 54, during an encounter Thursday at the man’s home in the Hermitage neighborhood, agency spokesman Don Aaron said. Officers had gone to…