Two men suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a sheriff’s deputy in Johnson County, Kansas, last week have been charged, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
(KTLA5)- William Luth, 24, and Brady Newman-Caddell, 21, both face charges of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of rape each and aggravated sodomy in connection to the case, according to KTLA sister station WDAF in Kansas City.
According to records, Luth is married and a car matching the description of the suspects’ is registered to Luth’s wife.
Both Luth and Newman-Caddell are being held in Jackson County, Missouri.
A tip led detectives to Luth and Newman-Caddell. Sheriff’s officials also said they have located the vehicle they believed was used in the incident.
Authorities say the kidnappers followed the victim, a Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy, who had worked at the department for about six months, from a QuikTrip market to the central booking facility at 101 Kansas Avenue, where the abduction occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Police say the suspects finally released her around 1:15 a.m., instructing her to keep her head covered while they sped away.
She then walked north until reaching the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in Lee’s Summit where she got help.
Captain Brian Hill revealed Monday that the office submitted biological evidence to DNA database CODIS, that returned two separate male DNA profiles, though IDs hadn’t been established yet.