A Florida woman recently made a daring escape after being kidnapped and held captive inside a dog cage. The woman who is described as being in her 40s reportedly made her way out of the captivity and began knocking on the doors of several neighbors looking for help.
Since making her escape, the woman alerted authorities to her captors who were taken into custody. Monica Latresis Reed, 37, Cortez Jackson, 39, Kevin Holmes, 21, and Damon Tromp, 19 have all been charged with armed kidnapping with intent to commit a felony and false imprisonment with a weapon.
According to the New York Post, "Reed is facing an additional count of aggravated battery with a firearm after police say she allegedly pistol whipped the unnamed victim in the cheek while taking her hostage."
“The manner in which the firearm was used could have caused great bodily harm or permanent disfigurement,” the arrest affidavit reads. It also notes that Reed and the three other suspects “did forcibly confine, abduct or imprison the victim against their will by for the purpose of inflicting bodily harm or terrorizing the victim.”
“This was done for the defendant to obtain information from the victim, namely the victim’s address, in regard to a potential stolen item,” the affidavit said.
