Man of color kidnapped pregnant woman, locked her in garage for 4-5 years, Texas police say

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article283933168.html

A Texas man was arrested after a woman told police he kidnapped her and
kept her locked inside a garage for four to five years, officials told
news outlets.

“It makes me sick as a human being,” Houston Police Cmdr. Michael Collins
told KTRK. Lee Carter, 52, is charged with aggravated kidnapping. THE CALL
IN APRIL 2023 In April 2023, police were called to a Houston home after
the woman contacted 911 from a texting app and told authorities she was
being held against her will, according to KPRC.

Police then rescued the woman from the garage where they said she was
being held captive, KHOU reported. The woman told police she met Carter
when she was pregnant and panhandling about four to five years prior.

Carter pulled up next to her to give her a dollar, then asked if she
needed help, KHOU reported, citing court documents. She got in the car
with Carter because she was in a vulnerable position, she told police.

Carter took her to his home, then locked her in the garage, police said,
according to KHOU. The woman told police Carter raped her and forced her
to take drugs for years, according to KTRK. Investigators who responded to
the home went inside the garage and found a broken toilet, a dirty
mattress, food, clothes and diapers, court documents said, according to
the outlet.

The woman told police there was no shower in the garage, so Carter would
take her in the house from time to time, KPRC reported. Court documents
said the woman told police that Carter would give her chips and snacks,
but she rarely got a full meal, KPRC reported. Police said they were
called to the home eight times in the past year.

The woman had been taken to a hospital multiple times, but Carter would
come pick her up, KTRK reported. On one occasion, a neighbor said they
spoke with officers about what was going on at the home.

“At one point, maybe a year ago now, the cops come banging on my door
claiming somebody had called from inside the house and was kidnapped or
not able to leave on her own,” Jedediah Beights told KTRK.

“Right then, as the cops are standing at my door, a gal comes crawling out
that window just there, just clawing her way out, pregnant, eight months.”

Police said the woman would beg Carter every day to let her go, but he
would threaten to hurt her. She told offices there were times she tried to
escape, but Carter would catch her and take her back to the garage, KHOU
reported.

CARTER’S ARREST Carter was not arrested when police were called in April.
Collins told KRIV that Carter was not at the home at the time police got
there and would not comment on why it took so long to find him. On Jan. 4,

Carter was found at a motel and arrested, Collins told KRIV. He remains in
jail, and his bail was set at $100,000, KPRC reported. He was ordered to
not have contact with the woman, and the public defender representing him
said if he bails out he will be required to wear an ankle monitor.

McClatchy News could not find contact information for the public defender.

THE CALL IN JANUARY 2024 On Jan. 5, officers were called back to the
residence after receiving a tip that the woman was possibly still there,
KPRC reported. “Due to the very serious nature of the warrant and
aggravated kidnapping, we had exigent circumstances to make entry,”
Collins told the news outlet.

“We would not have entered a residence without a warrant unless we had
serious concerns about somebody’s safety. And again, due to that, the
nature and the severity of the allegations in that incident report and the
complainant’s statement.”

After knocking with no answer, police entered the home and garage, but did
not find the woman, according to KRIV. Police do not know the current
whereabouts of the woman. They also do not know what may have happened to
the possible baby, KRIV reported.


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