Woman Found Safe After She is Seen Kidnapped and Screaming on Ring Camera | Crime Alert 6AM 10.15.25
October 15, 2025 • 6 mins
Wichita Police learn the identity of a woman, who reports in safe after being seen screaming as she is snatched from the front yard of a home. Family of a Milwaukee man killed in a police shootout says the video shows the shooting was justified. Man arrested for destroying the eternal flame at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Atlanta. Drew Nelson reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nilson.
Police in Wichita release a video showing a woman screaming
as she is dragged away in an early morning kidnapping.
Investigators say the abduction happened around two am Sunday in
the fourteen hundred block of North Felucca. The short video,
captured by a doorbell camera, shows the woman shouting for
(00:21):
help before a man pulls her down the driveway and
out of view. Yeah Wichita polies posted the footage on
social media and asked for the public's help identifying both
people in the video. The department stated quote, at this time,
we have not been able to identify the female and
(00:43):
male seen in the video. Exploring all options, We've reached
out to our regional and federal law enforcement partners for
additional assistance. Officers spent the day enhancing the videos audio,
hoping that someone might recognize the woman's voice. The case
has drawn national attention, and with the FBI and Kansas
Bureau of Investigation now helping this search, neighbors say they
(01:06):
are frightened on helico Verdutsko told Kake she has lived
in the area for fifteen years. And has never seen
anything like this.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
La la sembre croquezembra villo sequestre.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
In English quote it's dangerous, that's the truth. But always
I believe there have always been kidnappings. Perdutsko said she
just returned from visiting family in Mexico, where kidnappings are common,
and now feels uneasy for herself and the young women
in the neighborhood. Police urge anyone who recognizes either person
to call nine to one one or call Wichita Police
(01:41):
Investigations at three one six, two six eight forty four
oh seven.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
More crime and justice news.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
After this, Milwaukee police released DASHCN video showing the moments
before an off duty officer shot and killed a two
twenty six year old man in a shootout, and now
the man's family says the officer was justified. The footage
shows what began as a fender bender on Mill Road
(02:09):
turning violent. Investigator say Elijah Wilkes stepped out of his
car and struck the off duty officer in the face
with a gun. The two then exchanged gunfire. Wilkes was
killed at the scene. The Milwaukee Police Department released a
video just four days after the shooting, well ahead of
its fifteen day deadline for public release, the family of
Wilkes requested that the video be shared early to address
(02:31):
what they called misinformation spreading online. Attorney b Ivory Lamar,
who represents the family, told our TV news partners at
Fox six the that's.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Its point of that video is clear. It's within a
few feet away, so again the proximity is substantially more
reliable and you can deep it depict the details that
are very critical here.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Lamar said he and Wilkes's mother saw the video for
the first time the day after the shooting.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
When we saw the video for the first time, completely signed,
it was unimaginable. What actually took place is just something
that we just have to take acceptance in accountability for.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Family members said Wilkes made a fatal mistake. His aunt,
Latree Spells said, quote my nephew, he made a decision
that he should not have made, and that is just
something we have to live with. Wilkes was reportedly on
his way to his uncle's funeral that morning when the
crash happened. Police said the officer, who was a forty
year veteran of the force, was injured but survived. Lamar
(03:29):
tells wis In the family's decision to release the footage
was meant to help Milwaukee move forward. A twenty six
year old man is charged after police say he peed
on then destroyed the Eternal Flame at the Martin Luther
King Junior Center in Atlanta. Police officers were called to
the King Center around four thirty am Saturday. They found
(03:49):
Brent Jones peeing in the reflection pool near the crypts
of doctor Martin Luther King Junior and Coretta Scott King.
Officers said Jones then stood in the middle of the flame,
and court records say the disturbance began when Jones got
into a fight with another man and became angry when
told to leave the property. Police detained him at the scene.
He was charged with criminal trespass, criminal damage to property,
(04:12):
public in decency, and obstruction of law enforcement. The King
Center estimated the damage at around three thousand dollars. A
statement from the King Center called the event quote a
minor incident. It went on to say, quote, while there
was minimal damage to the Eternal Flame and the surrounding area,
the King Center remains fully open to visitors. The Eternal
Flame still burns with love and We continue to welcome
(04:34):
everyone with open arms and gratitude for the incredible support
of our beloved community. The dream lives on Jeffrey Dean
McDaniel as one of the fbis most wanted for fleeing
after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a thirteen year old
girl in California. Investigators say McDaniel, now fifty eight, repeatedly
assaulted a young female relative in Placer County in September
(04:56):
of nineteen ninety eight.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
He fled with her.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
The girl was found in Mexico, and in two thousand,
she told authorities McDaniel took her across California and Nevada
before reaching Mexico, where he continued to assault her. She
got pregnant. On February twenty eighth of two thousand and one,
Placer County issued a warrant for McDaniel on charges of
custody deprivation. Two months later, a federal warrant. McDaniel may
still be in Mexico, could be working in the computer
(05:21):
industry or involved in tattoo artistry. He's white, five feet eleven,
about one hundred ninety pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Tattoos including skulls roses, a solar system on his left forearm,
an Egyptian pharaoh on his right biceps muscle, and a
green wedding band tattooed over the word Michelle. He also
has blacked out swastikas on both arms and the name
(05:42):
Shelley above his right knee. Anyone with information is asked
to contact the FBI or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
You can call eight hundred call FBI.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Or tips dot FBI dot gov.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
If you want to remain anonymous.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
For the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly
update on your favorite podcast.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Up with this Crimbler. I'm Drew Nelson, H
Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nilson.
Police in Wichita release a video showing a woman screaming
as she is dragged away in an early morning kidnapping.
Investigators say the abduction happened around two am Sunday in
the fourteen hundred block of North Felucca. The short video,
captured by a doorbell camera, shows the woman shouting for
(00:21):
help before a man pulls her down the driveway and
out of view. Yeah Wichita polies posted the footage on
social media and asked for the public's help identifying both
people in the video. The department stated quote, at this time,
we have not been able to identify the female and
(00:43):
male seen in the video. Exploring all options, We've reached
out to our regional and federal law enforcement partners for
additional assistance. Officers spent the day enhancing the videos audio,
hoping that someone might recognize the woman's voice. The case
has drawn national attention, and with the FBI and Kansas
Bureau of Investigation now helping this search, neighbors say they
(01:06):
are frightened on helico Verdutsko told Kake she has lived
in the area for fifteen years. And has never seen
anything like this.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
La la sembre croquezembra villo sequestre.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
In English quote it's dangerous, that's the truth. But always
I believe there have always been kidnappings. Perdutsko said she
just returned from visiting family in Mexico, where kidnappings are common,
and now feels uneasy for herself and the young women
in the neighborhood. Police urge anyone who recognizes either person
to call nine to one one or call Wichita Police
(01:41):
Investigations at three one six, two six eight forty four
oh seven.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
More crime and justice news.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
After this, Milwaukee police released DASHCN video showing the moments
before an off duty officer shot and killed a two
twenty six year old man in a shootout, and now
the man's family says the officer was justified. The footage
shows what began as a fender bender on Mill Road
(02:09):
turning violent. Investigator say Elijah Wilkes stepped out of his
car and struck the off duty officer in the face
with a gun. The two then exchanged gunfire. Wilkes was
killed at the scene. The Milwaukee Police Department released a
video just four days after the shooting, well ahead of
its fifteen day deadline for public release, the family of
Wilkes requested that the video be shared early to address
(02:31):
what they called misinformation spreading online. Attorney b Ivory Lamar,
who represents the family, told our TV news partners at
Fox six the that's.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
Its point of that video is clear. It's within a
few feet away, so again the proximity is substantially more
reliable and you can deep it depict the details that
are very critical here.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Lamar said he and Wilkes's mother saw the video for
the first time the day after the shooting.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
When we saw the video for the first time, completely signed,
it was unimaginable. What actually took place is just something
that we just have to take acceptance in accountability for.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Family members said Wilkes made a fatal mistake. His aunt,
Latree Spells said, quote my nephew, he made a decision
that he should not have made, and that is just
something we have to live with. Wilkes was reportedly on
his way to his uncle's funeral that morning when the
crash happened. Police said the officer, who was a forty
year veteran of the force, was injured but survived. Lamar
(03:29):
tells wis In the family's decision to release the footage
was meant to help Milwaukee move forward. A twenty six
year old man is charged after police say he peed
on then destroyed the Eternal Flame at the Martin Luther
King Junior Center in Atlanta. Police officers were called to
the King Center around four thirty am Saturday. They found
(03:49):
Brent Jones peeing in the reflection pool near the crypts
of doctor Martin Luther King Junior and Coretta Scott King.
Officers said Jones then stood in the middle of the flame,
and court records say the disturbance began when Jones got
into a fight with another man and became angry when
told to leave the property. Police detained him at the scene.
He was charged with criminal trespass, criminal damage to property,
(04:12):
public in decency, and obstruction of law enforcement. The King
Center estimated the damage at around three thousand dollars. A
statement from the King Center called the event quote a
minor incident. It went on to say, quote, while there
was minimal damage to the Eternal Flame and the surrounding area,
the King Center remains fully open to visitors. The Eternal
Flame still burns with love and We continue to welcome
(04:34):
everyone with open arms and gratitude for the incredible support
of our beloved community. The dream lives on Jeffrey Dean
McDaniel as one of the fbis most wanted for fleeing
after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a thirteen year old
girl in California. Investigators say McDaniel, now fifty eight, repeatedly
assaulted a young female relative in Placer County in September
(04:56):
of nineteen ninety eight.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
He fled with her.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
The girl was found in Mexico, and in two thousand,
she told authorities McDaniel took her across California and Nevada
before reaching Mexico, where he continued to assault her. She
got pregnant. On February twenty eighth of two thousand and one,
Placer County issued a warrant for McDaniel on charges of
custody deprivation. Two months later, a federal warrant. McDaniel may
still be in Mexico, could be working in the computer
(05:21):
industry or involved in tattoo artistry. He's white, five feet eleven,
about one hundred ninety pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Tattoos including skulls roses, a solar system on his left forearm,
an Egyptian pharaoh on his right biceps muscle, and a
green wedding band tattooed over the word Michelle. He also
has blacked out swastikas on both arms and the name
(05:42):
Shelley above his right knee. Anyone with information is asked
to contact the FBI or the nearest American embassy or consulate.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
You can call eight hundred call FBI.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Or tips dot FBI dot gov.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
If you want to remain anonymous.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
For the latest crime injustice news, follow Crime Alert hourly
update on your favorite podcast.
Speaker 2 (06:00):
Up with this Crimbler. I'm Drew Nelson, H
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