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\nA Simpsonville man was charged with kidnapping after police said he stole a car with a woman and her 3-month-old still inside.<\/p>\n
\nA Simpsonville man was charged with kidnapping after police said he stole a car with a woman and her 3-month-old still inside.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, 34-year-old Derick Taylor was arrested by deputies with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The investigation began at the Waddy Post Office on Waddy Road, near Kings Highway. Deputies were called to the scene on a report of a woman who had been assaulted and a man who was going through other peoples’ vehicles near the post office.<\/p>\n
When they arrived, they spoke with one of the victims, a woman who said she had been kidnapped out of Jefferson County. According to Captain Blake Lisby of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, the woman and her 3-month-old were waiting inside a vehicle outside the Petco at 1963 South Hurstbourne Parkway, near Taylorsville Road.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest report, the woman’s boyfriend had gone inside the Petco to fulfill a DoorDash order. Lisby said, at one point, the woman got into the back seat to comfort her child. That is when Taylor opened the driver-side door, got into the vehicle and drove off with the woman and her child inside.<\/p>\n
According to Lisby, the woman was able to contact her boyfriend, who was still inside the Petco, and alert him that the car had been stolen and they had been kidnapped. Lisby said the boyfriend had a tracking device on the car and was able to track the car and call police.<\/p>\n
Taylor then drove them toward Shelby County, according to court documents. Along the drive, the woman said Taylor forced her to remove her clothes while he fondled her. He also allegedly punched her in the face.<\/p>\n
The vehicle broke down after they drove into Shelby County, according to police, and Taylor pulled into the back of Waddy Baptist Church. He then got out, went to the post office and attempted to get into another vehicle, where he was scared away by a witness. Then he fled into the a nearby wooded area.<\/p>\n
At that point, deputies on the scene used a K-9 to find Taylor hiding under an abandoned vehicle. He was then arrested and taken to UofL Hospital, “due to his heavy intoxication level,” police said.<\/p>\n
Deputies allegedly found small plastic bags containing methamphetamine and suspected marijuana.<\/p>\n
The victim believed her car was no longer usable after the incident, due to damage to the transmission and a right mirror after Taylor hit a mailbox.<\/p>\n
In Shelby County, Taylor is currently charged first-degree unlawful imprisonment, two counts of kidnapping, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana, receipt of stolen property of more than $10,000, fourth-degree assault and first-degree criminal mischief.<\/p>\n
Lisby said Taylor will likely face additional charges from the Louisville Metro Police Department, as portions of the alleged crimes took place in Jefferson County. However, he said it’s still early in the investigation and it will take time to collect evidence.<\/p>\n
Lisby said he does not know why Taylor would have gone to the Waddy area. <\/p>\n
He is currently being held in the Shelby County Detention Center.<\/p>\n
For now, Lisby is cautioning the public to always keep vehicles locked, even if there are passengers inside because more than likely criminals are just going around checking door handles, and if those vehicles are unlocked, that is the ones they are getting in.
\nSource: WDRB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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