Kidnapped from a state-mandated victim zone
November 19, 2004
WCPO.com (9News Cincinnati)
A Tri-state woman is safe after a harrowing ordeal that started at a Monroe truck stop and ended in Indiana. Police said the 22-year-old woman was at truck stop bar in Monroe, Ohio, around 2 a.m. Wednesday when she was abducted by two men. The woman text messaged her boyfriend the following words with her cell phone:
- "They got me Help."
After a day and a half, police said the woman was able to break free at a rest stop more than 250 miles away in Elkhart, Indiana, and run into a business for help.
"I asked here if she was ok and she was about to cry, She then asked me to call the police. She kept looking over her shoulder out the door," said Terri Colburn, who helped the kidnapped woman.
Police said the woman is shaken up but physically okay. The two suspects are still on the loose. Because the victim was taken across state lines, the case could end up a federal investigation, police said.
Commentary:
Even if a person is not drinking at all, or is still within the legal limit to drive a car, Ohio law renders citizens like this woman defenseless in any location that has a Class D license and is serving alcohol.
States such as Florida recognize that citizens can be trusted with firearms in restaurants that serve alcohol, and can even be trusted to consume an alcoholic beverage while carrying. In that state, the legal limits for consuming alcohol and carrying are similar to those observed for consuming alcohol and driving.
Related Stories:
Armed employee thwarts robbery attempt in company parking lot
- 2364 reads
