Man wanted for kidnaping ex-girlfriend in Marshall before fleeing to Louisiana

MARSHALL, Texas (KETK) – A man is currently wanted after police said he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend in Marshall on Saturday, before fleeing into Louisiana.

The Marshall Police Department reported that their dispatch got a call requesting a welfare check at a property in the 1300 block of East Pinecrest Drive at around 7:29 a.m. on Saturday. Officers who responded to the scene met a woman who said she had just been kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend.

The officers determined that the woman had escaped from her ex-boyfriend and that he fled from the scene before they arrived. Marshall PD identified the ex-boyfriend as Jamichael Brown.

Brown’s vehicle was later found abandoned in Greenwood, La. Then, Marshall PD joined with the Joint
Harrison County Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force, the Waskom Police Department, the Greenwood Police Department and the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office to conduct a joint search of the area near his vehicle but Brown was not found.

He’s currently wanted for prior warrants on charges of violation of bond conditions and assault of a pregnant person, along with a new warrant for aggravated kidnapping, which was secured by Marshall PD on Saturday.

Marshall PD said Brown should be considered armed and dangerous and they’ve asked the public not to approach him. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911 or local law enforcement.

Anyone with information about this case is also asked to call the the Marshall Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 903-935-4575.

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