Police find kidnapped Michigan woman in Ohio hotel room after 12-hour standoff with suspect

ST. CLAIR, MI — A Michigan girl allegedly kidnapped by her estranged ex has been discovered alive in Ohio, following a virtually 12-hour standoff between her abductor and police.

About 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 55-year-old Carol D. Durand was kidnapped from a residence within the 5200 block of Pointe Drive in East China Township, in line with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Workplace. Deputies issued an advisory describing Durand’s 52-year-old ex because the suspect, stating he had assaulted a 47-year-old man within the residence’s driveway and likewise injured Durand earlier than fleeing along with her in a black 2007 Honda Accord.

At 9:34 a.m. Wednesday, police in Findlay, Ohio, responded to a room at Drury Inn & Suites the place the suspect and Durand had been, stated St. Clair County Sheriff Mat King. The resort is about 155 miles from the place Durand was allegedly kidnapped.

Findlay police made contact with the suspect, who engaged them in a prolonged standoff, King stated. The suspect was armed with a 9mm pistol and held Durand within the room towards her will, the sheriff stated.

About 9 p.m., the suspect allowed Durand to depart the room. An hour or so later, the suspect stepped out, surrendered, and was arrested, King stated.

No gunshots had been fired in the course of the ordeal.

The suspect was lodged on the Hancock County Justice Middle, the place he stays as of 9 a.m. Thursday. St. Clair County authorities have issued a felony warrant for him, charging him with illegal imprisonment, assault with intent to do nice bodily hurt, and aggravated home violence, King stated.

Durand was taken to an area hospital for therapy of non-life-threatening accidents. Members of the family had been to journey to Ohio to deliver her again to Michigan, King stated.

St. Clair County Sheriff’s deputies traveled to Findlay Wednesday night to help within the investigation and conduct interviews, King stated. They’re working with prosecutors and Findlay cops to extradite the suspect again to Michigan, he added.

The person who was allegedly assaulted by the suspect at East China Township home was additionally hospitalized early Wednesday morning, King stated. He couldn’t elaborate on the specifics of both his or Durand’s accidents, other than saying they weren’t gunshot wounds.

The sheriff went on to say there may be some confusion on if Durand the suspect had been married or not, although they had been in some kind of romantic relationship.

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