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In reply to the discussion: Family rescues kidnapped Duson woman, kills captor [View all]NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)3. Errr, whatever. A lot of damn good the police were doing:
She used the law as best she could and though arrested, the kidnapper kept getting out and stalking her.
Arceneaux filed a complaint with police on June 15, saying Thomas locked her in a house and threatened to kill both her and her son.
“He grabbed our son from me and shoved him into the car,” Arceneaux wrote in the report. “Since then, Scott has been riding around my mom’s house and my work looking for me. I am afraid for me and my son’s life.”
Arceneaux also said in the report Thomas had in the past choked her, dragged her by her hair and held her and her son hostage. “He keeps threatening to kill us. He put a knife to my neck countless times,” she said in the report.
A protective order against Thomas was issued June 17, court records show. Thomas was arrested Aug. 8 for violating the order. He also was charged with aggravated assault and aggravated flight from an officer.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20131109/NEWS01/311090023/Bethany-Arceneaux
“He grabbed our son from me and shoved him into the car,” Arceneaux wrote in the report. “Since then, Scott has been riding around my mom’s house and my work looking for me. I am afraid for me and my son’s life.”
Arceneaux also said in the report Thomas had in the past choked her, dragged her by her hair and held her and her son hostage. “He keeps threatening to kill us. He put a knife to my neck countless times,” she said in the report.
A protective order against Thomas was issued June 17, court records show. Thomas was arrested Aug. 8 for violating the order. He also was charged with aggravated assault and aggravated flight from an officer.
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20131109/NEWS01/311090023/Bethany-Arceneaux
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They were part of a larger search party that included LEOs and they heard her screaming. ~PHOTO~
NYC_SKP
Nov 2013
#8
He would have killed her sooner or later. They caught him in the act of killing of her. That's not
freshwest
Nov 2013
#25
I think you're right. Any survey of similar incidents would indicate a very sad outcome.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2013
#26
Not so fast there. Saying 'ignored by the court-police system' is an error, IMO.
freshwest
Nov 2013
#36
I think you're right, freshwest. It's not productive to indict the system out of hand.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2013
#37
While you mourn the fact that she's alive, the rest of us have a different take nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#15
Charges were not pressed against them; I think the story has been updated with that
7962
Nov 2013
#33
I'm not part of the pro-gun crowd but I do believe in self defense when necessary
obama2terms
Nov 2013
#31
That's a loving family right there. They weren't going to rest with her missing.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2013
#2