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Two Fort Worth men arrested after woman claims she was kidnapped by ex
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Two Fort Worth men are facing multiple felony charges after a woman called 911 from a moving vehicle in Midland, claiming she was being kidnapped and assaulted by her ex-boyfriend. Police arrested both men early Friday morning following a high-risk traffic stop. They are accused of restraining the woman against her will and attempting to discard illegal drugs during the stop.
Jerome Marquise Donavon, 35, and James Albert Williams III, 35, were booked into the Midland County jail on June 6. Both are charged with kidnapping and possession of a controlled substance. Donovon faces additional charges of assault, family violence by impeding breath, and interference with an emergency call.
According to records, on Friday, June 6, Midland dispatch received an open-line 911 call shortly before 1 a.m. from a woman who said she was being kidnapped. The caller, later identified as the victim, could be heard screaming and crying, saying, 'I'm tired of it, kill me. You should have killed me the last time,' before the line disconnected.
Reports showed dispatch tracked her phone's location as it moved through several intersections in Midland, including Loop 250, North Big Spring Street, and eventually Burnett Lane, where the woman told police she had been thrown from a moving vehicle. She described the suspect's car as an older white Buick with a broken rear window.
Officers later located a vehicle matching that description on Big Spring Street and initiated a traffic stop. As police activated their emergency lights, they saw the front passenger toss a baggie containing a white, rock-like substance out the window, later confirmed to be what officers described as crack cocaine, weighing 22.1 grams.
Both men were detained during the stop. Williams, who was driving, told officers he had picked up Donovon to go to a bar and denied any knowledge of a female passenger or narcotics. Donovon also denied any assault or involvement with drugs, claiming he had previously given a friend and her daughter a ride.
The victim later told officers that Donavon, her ex-boyfriend, had assaulted her in the back seat of the vehicle while the child locks prevented her escape. She alleged that he strangled her, restricted her breathing, and threw her phone out of the car when she tried to call for help.
According to investigators, the woman's daughter, who was also in the car, reportedly handed her a second phone to call 911 again after she was thrown from the vehicle.
Reports further showed the woman told police she wished to press charges and asked for an emergency protective order.
Additionally, police noted that Donovon had white residue on his hands, which he claimed was due to dry skin. Both suspects denied knowledge of the drugs, but officers determined that, due to their control of the vehicle and the attempt to discard narcotics during the stop, both men would be charged with possession.
Reports said that based on the totality of the circumstances, including Donavon's alleged assault of the victim, the use of child locks to restrain her, the destruction of her phone to prevent emergency calls, and the recovery of 22.1 grams of suspected crack cocaine tossed from his side of the vehicle, police placed Donavon under arrest on multiple charges. Williams, as the driver of the vehicle and a participant in preventing the woman's escape, was also arrested in connection with the kidnapping and drug possession.
Donovon was arrested and charged with kidnapping, assault of a family/household member by impeding breath, both third-degree felonies, possession of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony, and interference with an emergency call, a class A misdemeanor. His combined bond is set at $100,500.
Williams was arrested and also charged with kidnapping and possession of a controlled substance. His combined bond is sent at 75,000.
As of Tuesday, both men remain in the Midland County Detention Center. All charges remain pending.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, help is available. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or text 'START' to 88788. Advocates are available 24/7 to provide free, confidential support. For emergency situations, dial 911 immediately.
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