Kidnapping

20-year-old Laeloni M. Johnson was taken into custody and transported to the Pettis County Jail on a 24-hour hold

On Wednesday, April 22, 2020, David E. Wallace, 34, Eldon, Missouri, was charged in Miller County Circuit Court with two counts of kidnapping―first degree and three counts of assault―second-degree.

A Sedalia man was arrested over the weekend after a reported kidnapping of a 10-year-old child.

Police in Harrisonville say a man attempted to abduct a 12-year-old boy on Thursday as he was walking home from a sunniness on the square.

A 9-year-old child that had been reported kidnapped out of Linn, Missouri was found and a 31-year-old resident of Chamois, Missouri was arrested in Sedalia around 2 a.m. on August 9.

A 9-year-old Tennessee girl that has been missing for over a week has been found safe, according to law enforcement, and her alleged abductor is in custody.

It has been determined that the van spotted in Cooper County was not the van described in the initial Tennessee AMBER Alert.

Two suspects have been arrested after kidnapping a woman and her 7-year-old son from a WalMart parking lot in Warrensburg on Thursday (Dec. 5). Alan E. Briscoe age, 23 of Knob Noster and Kevin A. Ratte age 21 of Warrensburg are facing charges of kidnapping, child kidnapping, 1st degree robbery, stealing a motor vehicle and sexual misconduct.

Kids these days are taking the saying “the dog ate my homework” and completely chucking it out the window. Today’s student needs a more up-to-date and convincing reason for missing an assignment, skipping class or failing to complete work. That’s why this story of a college student who faked her own kidnapping is so fascinating.