Man facing kidnapping charges after woman leaves note in bathroom alleging abuse
Jordan Williams is accused of holding a woman against her will and abusing her for a “prolonged” period of time. (Source: WALA)
By Kim Lanier-Hunt and Gray News staff
NAVARRE, Fla. (WALA/Gray News) – A woman was rescued after police say she left a note in a bathroom stating that she was being held against her will.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday reported that deputies rescued a woman who was allegedly being held against her will and abused during a “prolonged” period of time.
Authorities said 34-year-old Jordan Blake Williams was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on Wednesday.
Williams faces multiple domestic violence charges, including felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony kidnapping or false imprisonment, felony battery, misdemeanor battery/touch or strike and felony battery strangulation.
Deputies say the woman left a note that was found in the restroom of a Navarre business on Tuesday. In the note, she identified herself and stated that she was being held against her will at a nearby residence and was in fear for her life.
Using surveillance footage, prior case records and witness interviews, deputies identified Williams as the suspect. The sheriff’s office says it has a documented history of domestic violence incidents involving Williams and the victim.
Deputies served a search warrant on the home listed in the note and found the woman who said she wrote it. The victim reported a prolonged period of abuse that allegedly included repeated assaults, threats involving weapons and being held for several months in isolation.
The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment of visible injuries, suspected broken bones and other trauma, the sheriff’s office said.
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Woman making pitstop thwarted kidnapping after victim passed her a frantic note
The note was in broken English but the message was clear.
Woman who stopped to use gas station bathroom stops kidnapping.
Pop culture jokes about “girl code” but there’s truth to that positive stereotype. Women often look out for other women and are conditioned from a young age to do so. Everything from alerting a stranger if you saw their date slip something in their drink to passing toilet paper to the woman in the next stall are all unspoken parts of girl code. But there are some situations that put this protective layer of community to the test.
Recently in Utah an anonymous woman made a pitstop at a local gas station on her way home. The woman planned to pop in to use the bathroom quickly, but it turned into a situation where she came face to face with what could be a life threatening situation. Upon walking into the bathroom, another woman frantically opened the bathroom stall door, visibly terrified, and handed our anonymous hero a note written in broken English.
“Help [redacted]. Equinox 2017 white. My number [redacted]. He have my phone. Give to police,” the handwritten note on torn cardboard reads on the front. The back of the note says, “we come from Vegas he goin Salt Lake.”
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The woman who only stopped to use the restroom asked the frightened woman if she was in trouble, to which the woman replied, “Yes.” Instead of passing the information along to a store clerk and going about her way, the woman took it upon herself to help the stranger in distress. Turns out the distraught woman was kidnapped by her boyfriend who was waiting just feet outside the bathroom door, likely in an effort to ensure she didn’t get away or call for help.
He didn’t count on her finding something to write on and slipping it to a fellow woman in the bathroom. But thanks to her quick thinking along with the stranger’s determination to intervene, help would soon be on the way. The anonymous woman didn’t want to alert anyone for fear she might tip off the kidnapper, so she patiently waited for the woman and her captor outside before making her move.
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When she saw the kidnapper leave the gas station with the victim, the woman pretended to be on the phone but was secretly recording the suspect. Not only did she get a clear video of his face along with the woman’s face, she continued recording until she was able to get a visual on the license plate. It was then that she called the police to report what happened.
“As soon as I got the license plate number I called 911. I just said, there’s a lady here that needs help,” the anonymous woman told KSL News Utah.
The call didn’t end the helpful stranger’s pursuit of making sure the woman was safe. She hopped in her car and followed the pair at a safe distance while on the phone with dispatch until officers were able to pull the suspect over. The man was apprehended and charged with aggravated kidnapping, assault, and providing false information to a police officer. Thanks to the quick-thinking and determination of both women, the victim was saved from an unknown fate.
“It was kind of wild but I’m glad I was there. You know, it’s good to be aware and try to help people in those situations,” the anonymous woman tells the news station.
No one ever expects to be in this type of situation and hopefully anyone would do exactly what the anonymous hero did by helping a fellow person escape serious danger.
Bodycam video shows woman’s rescue from alleged serial kidnapper’s garage
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Graphic police bodycam footage showed the moment a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped, beaten and doused with gasoline was rescued by officers.
Chloe Jones, 23, was discovered with a badly bruised face in an attic compartment of a garage in Kenmore, Ohio, on 16 October, say authorities.
Serial kidnapper William Mozingo was arrested at the scene. He was charged with assault, unlawful restraint, kidnapping, abduction, parole violation and escape.
Footage shared by the Akron Police Department showed multiple officers and a K-9 unit surrounding the building, who then pulled Mr Mozingo out and handcuffed him.
Officers then entered the building and allowed Ms Jones to climb down from the concealed space via a ladder and sat her on a chair. According to her mother, she had been held for four days – during which time she was allegedly tortured “nonstop”.
Jessi Barham said that following the traumatic ordeal her daughter had spent three days in an intensive care unit (ICU) with multiple injuries including facial fractures, a broken arm and a brain bleed.
According to a GoFundMe fundraising page, Ms Jones was “tied up, doused with gasoline and threatened to be lit on fire.
“Chloe was beaten from head to toe with a baseball bat and fists. She was held at knifepoint dozens of times and threatened to have her throat slit. She was forced to urinate on herself as she wasn’t afforded bathroom breaks,” the post said.
“My daughter was choked multiple times all while being told if she passed out he would cut her throat. He wanted her awake and fully able to comprehend everything he was doing to her.
“My daughter is covered in massive bruises the size of my hand all over her body, and part of her face is paralyzed. The worst of it is the emotional damage that will far outlast the physical injuries.
“My daughter never thought she was getting out of that shed. She succumbed to accepting her death. She will never be the same, her life as she knew it is over.”
Ms Jones told Fox 8 the thought of her son kept her alive. “I thought about him every day. I just saw his face in my head every day,” she said.
And Mozingo allegedly used that against her. She told the local news outlet he taunted her with the idea of never seeing her son again.
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“It was terrifying,” she said. “Being in fear of your life countless times, I can’t even count how many times he threatened my life.”
Mozingo is reportedly a serial kidnapper, who had been convicted three times previously, before his alleged imprisonment of Ms Jones. On her GoFundMe page, Ms Barham said there was “no reason why this man should have been on the streets.
“I hold our justice system accountable. This is not acceptable,” she said. “I will not rest until there are actual changes made. I am going to scream from the rooftops until then.”
