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Monday, May 13, 2013  The brothers were initially taken into custody but released after investigators said there was no evidence against them.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Ex-relatives of Ohio man in kidnapping case say he terrorized family; bail set at $8 million for him

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Monday, May 06, 2013  A third man has been arrested in connection with a 2011 home invasion after deputies say they received a tip.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A man charged with kidnapping a Richland County teen is appealing his 17-year prison sentence on a federal ammunition charge.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Gaston man accused of assaulting his wife with a box cutter is wanted by the  Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A man believed to be the prime suspect in a 15-year-old Blythewood girl's 2012 disappearance is going to prison on a federal weapons conviction.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The man who is facing kidnapping charges in the disappearance of Gabbiee Swainson will learn his federal sentence for his conviction of being a felon in possession of ammunition.

Friday, April 12, 2013  An early morning kidnapping led to a high-speed chase from the Newberry County town of Peak to downtown Saluda, according to Newberry Sheriff Lee Foster.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  U.S. couple accused of kidnapping their 2 children brought back from Cuba, jailed in Florida

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Adriana Laster was last seen in the fall of 2011, when she was living with Freddie Grant, the man accused of kidnapping Gabbiee Swainson.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The suspect in a Columbia kidnapping has been found dead in Calhoun County.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A suspect has been named in an abuduction investigation that began after a woman was taken against her will Tuesday evening.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A North Charleston Police community service officer has been arrested and accused of assaulting three girls and a young woman who were guests at his home.