A man who allegedly kidnapped two people in South Los Angeles was in custody Monday, and police were seeking the public’s help in locating a second suspect.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division was notified of a kidnapping last Thursday at 6 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 39th Street.
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Detectives learned “that at least two Los Angeles citizens had been kidnapped by at least two suspects, with one victim released later in the day,” according to an LAPD statement.
At 6:30 a.m. Friday, the second victim was rescued in Compton and Keith Stewart, 32, of Los Angeles was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and “numerous items of evidence were recovered, including weapons and narcotics,” police reported.
A motive for the alleged kidnapping has not been determined, nor did police reveal any information about the victims or details of the abduction.
Stewart was being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
No description of the second suspect was made available, but anyone with information that could aid investigators was urged to call detectives at (213) 486-6840.
After-hours and weekend calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222- TIPS.
–City News Service