(Atlantic) The Cass County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in the kidnapping north of Marne on Saturday. Cass County Deputy Kyle Quist says at approximately 5:10 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an adult male who had been kidnapped. The caller was flagged down on the roadside by the victim just south of Interstate 80 exit 51 (Marne exit). The victim stated that he had been kidnapped in Lincoln, Nebraska, and was being forced to drive to Chicago by a man with a gun.
The suspect is described as a black male with well-trimmed hair, a short stubble beard, 5’10, approximately 160 lbs, late 20s – 30s, black t-shirt, and blue jeans. The suspect had the victim exit at the 51 off-ramp of Interstate 80, where he then pulled a gun on another vehicle driving by and entered the second vehicle at gunpoint. That vehicle was described as a Silver Chevy 2-door pickup operated by an older white male subject with a beard. The vehicle then went eastbound on Interstate 80.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office requests public assistance if a family member from the surrounding area has not returned home. At this point, the subject’s identity in the Chevy pickup is unknown. Cass County Sheriff’s Office is currently working with multiple law enforcement agencies in the investigation.
