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Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 4:16 AM

SRT team eliminates kidnapper and secures kidnapping victim

FAYETTE COUNTY — Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on the evening of May 19, Fayette County deputies received a report of a property owner locating a male subject trespassing inside a residential construction site in the 1300 block of Knape Rd, near La Grange, along with a female subject who appeared to be in distress.

The caller advised they were attempting to detain the male subject at gunpoint when he placed the female between himself and the caller as a shield and exited the property with her.

The male subject entered the caller’s vehicle outside with the female and left the area at a high rate of speed.

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